Princaxelia jamiesoni
Princaxelia jamiesoni is a species of amphipod crustacean described in 2010. The type material of Princaxelia jamiesoni was collected on September 30, 2008 from a depth of 7,703 metres (25,272 ft) in the Japan Trench (36°14.96′N 142°49.01′E). Further material was collected in 2009 from the Izu-Ogasawara Trench (27°22.09′N 143°13.49′E) at a depth of 9,316 m (30,564 ft).[1] It is named after Alan Jamieson, a marine biologist from the University of Aberdeen.[1]
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| Genus: | Princaxelia |
| Species: | P. jamiesoni |
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| Princaxelia jamiesoni Lörz, 2010 | |
References
- Anne-Nina Lörz (2010). "Trench treasures: the genus Princaxelia (Pardaliscidae, Amphipoda)" (PDF). Zoologica Baetica. 21 (Special Issue: Amphipods: Trends in Systematics and Ecology, ed. by J. M. Guerra García): 65–84.
External links
- "New shrimp named after scientist". University of Aberdeen. March 3, 2011. (includes video)
- "New shrimp named after University of Aberdeen scientist". BBC News. March 3, 2011.
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