Godzillognomus schrami

Godzilliognomus schrami is a species of Remipedia discovered in 2007, representing one of five extant species of the family Godzilliidae. It generally reaches about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) in length and inhabits a single anchialine cave on Eleuthera Island.[1] The specific epithet commemorates Frederick Schram.[1]

Godzillognomus schrami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Remipedia
Order: Nectiopoda
Family: Godzilliidae
Genus: Godzillognomus
Species:
G. schrami
Binomial name
Godzillognomus schrami
Iliffe, Otten & Koenemann, 2010

References

  1. Thomas M. Iliffe, Tina Otten & Stefan Koenemann (2010). "Godzilliognomus schrami, a new species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Eleuthera, Bahamas" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 2491: 61–68.


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