Bathyamaryllis kapala

Bathyamaryllis kapala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Amaryllididae
Genus:	Bathyamaryllis
Species:	B. kapala
Binomial name
Bathyamaryllis kapala Lowry & Stoddart, 2002

(AM P36868) Holotype site'"`UNIQ--ref-00000005-QINU`"'

Bathyamaryllis kapala is a species of amphipod in the family Amaryllididae, and was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. ^{[1] [2]}

The species holotype (AM P36868) is female, and was carrying 16 eggs. It was collected on a bottom trawl on 1980-12-10 by the FRV Kapala, trawling at a depth of about 900 m, off the New South Wales coast. ^[2] The species is named for the vessel. ^[2]

References

1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Bathyamaryllis kapala". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
2. J. K. Lowry; H. E. Stoddart (2002). "The Amaryllididae of Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54 (2): 129-214 [200, figs 67-69]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.54.2002.1363. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q92173635.

External links

• Bathyamaryllis kapala occurrence data at GBIF