Eurythenes obesus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
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

  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. 1 2 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.


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