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Eurythenes obesus

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Eurythenes obesus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Eurytheneidae
Genus: Eurythenes
Species:
E. obesus
Binomial name
Eurythenes obesus
(Chevreux, 1905)

Eurythenes obesus is a species of amphipod of the genus Eurythenes. It was first described in 1905 by Édouard Chevreux.[1]

Eurythenes obesus is found most from the Caribbean to the Antarctic regions but can be found in most ocean basins.[2][3][4] It can grow to over 60 mm (2.4 in) long and looks similar to Eurythenes gryllus.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Eurythenes obesus (Chevreux, 1905)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Eurythenes obesus (Chevreux, 1905)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Senna, André R.; Serejo, Cristiana S. (June 2008). "FIRST RECORD OF EURYTHENES OBESUS (CHEVREUX, 1905) (AMPHIPODA, LYSIANASSOIDEA, EURYTHENEIDAE) IN BRAZILIAN WATERS". Archivos do Museu Nacional. 66 (2): 373–379. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ Horton, Tammy; Cooper, Harry; Vlierboom, Rianna; Thurston, Michael; Hauton, Chris; Young, C. Robert (April 2020). "Molecular phylogenetics of deep-sea amphipods (Eurythenes) reveal a new undescribed species at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, North East Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Progress in Oceanography. 183. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Eurythenes obesus". Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 15 November 2020.