A review of the families and genera of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Phronimoidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea)
Author
Zeidler, Wolfgang
text
Zootaxa
2004
2004-07-14
567
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.567.1.1
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Genus
Themistella
Bovallius, 1887
Remarks
This genus is monotypic. It is characterised by the relatively long pereopod 5, the short telson and the upward bend of the dactylus of pereopods 6 and 7. Virtually nothing is known regarding its biology, and there are no records of associations with gelatinous plankton. It seems to be a relatively uncommon species, sparsely distributed in tropical waters of the world’s oceans. Although it is mainly a surface water species, individuals have been caught as deep as
720 m
(
Thurston 1976
).
Species
:
Themistella fusca
Dana, 1853
.