Maricoccus brucei
| Maricoccus brucei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Poore, 1994 |
| Species: | M. brucei
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| Binomial name | |
| Maricoccus brucei Poore, 1994
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Maricoccus brucei is a species of marine isopod, endemic to Southern Australia. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Maricoccus.[1] They were named after Niel Bruce for his contributions to the taxonomy of Australian isopods.[2]
Distribution
They are found in the shallow coastal regions (10 to 50 meters) of Southern Australia and Tasmania, on Red algae, Bryozoans and Sea grasses.[2]
Description
Members of this species can grow up to 4.6 millimetres (0.18 in), with the body being about 1.5 times as long as it is wide. They have a deep purple coloration.[2]
References
- ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Maricoccus brucei Poore, 1994". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b c Poore, G. C. B. (1994). "Maricoccus brucei, an unusual new genus and species of Sphaeromatidae from southern Australia (Crustacea: Isopoda)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 54 (1): 171–178.