Eurythenes atacamensis

Eurythenes atacamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Eurytheneidae
Genus:	Eurythenes
Species:	E. atacamensis
Binomial name
	Eurythenes atacamensis; Weston & Espinosa-Leal, 2021

Last updated January 09, 2026

Eurythenes atacamensis is a species of amphipod restricted to the Peru-Chile ocean trench.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Weston, Johanna (2 June 2021). "A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered Deep in The Ocean". ScienceAlert .
↑ Weston, Johanna. "How we discovered a new giant crustacean on the deepest depths of the ocean floor". Phys.org .
↑ Weston, Johanna N. J.; Espinosa-Leal, Liliana; Wainwright, Jennifer A.; Stewart, Eva C. D.; González, Carolina E.; Linley, Thomas D.; Reid, William D. K.; Hidalgo, Pamela; Oliva, Marcelo E.; Ulloa, Osvaldo; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Glud, Ronnie N.; Escribano, Rubén; Jamieson, Alan J. (14 May 2021). "Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean". Marine Biodiversity. 51 (3): 51. Bibcode:2021MarBd..51...51W. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z. ISSN 1867-1616. PMC 8120496 . PMID 34007343.

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[1] Weston, Johanna (2 June 2021). "A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered Deep in The Ocean". ScienceAlert .

[2] Weston, Johanna. "How we discovered a new giant crustacean on the deepest depths of the ocean floor". Phys.org .

[3] Weston, Johanna N. J.; Espinosa-Leal, Liliana; Wainwright, Jennifer A.; Stewart, Eva C. D.; González, Carolina E.; Linley, Thomas D.; Reid, William D. K.; Hidalgo, Pamela; Oliva, Marcelo E.; Ulloa, Osvaldo; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Glud, Ronnie N.; Escribano, Rubén; Jamieson, Alan J. (14 May 2021). "Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean". Marine Biodiversity. 51 (3): 51. Bibcode:2021MarBd..51...51W. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01182-z. ISSN 1867-1616. PMC 8120496 . PMID 34007343.

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