Eurythenes plasticus
Eurythenes plasticus is a species of amphipod of the genus Eurythenes, first described in 2020.[1] It was named in reference to the PET plastic found in its stomach.[2]
| Eurythenes plasticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Eurytheneidae |
| Genus: | Eurythenes |
| Species: | E. plasticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurythenes plasticus Weston, 2020 | |
It was found at depths between 6,010 m (19,720 ft) and 6,949 m (22,799 ft) deep in the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean in 2014. The plastic microfibre that was found in its hindgut was 84% similar to PET plastic.[3]
References
- "Researchers discover new amphipod in the Mariana Trench and name it after plastic found in its body". Oceanographic Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "The new face of the plastics crisis". Newcastle University. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "New species of Eurythenes from hadal depths of the Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean (Crustacea: Amphipoda)". Zootaxa. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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