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Name

Thomas, J.D. & Watling, L. (2012). A New Genus and Species of Didymocheliid Amphipod from Hexactinellid Sponges (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Didymocheliidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 53(1):309–323. 53(1):309–323.

SourceID

196262

Authors

Thomas, J.D. & Watling, L.

Year

2012

Title

A New Genus and Species of Didymocheliid Amphipod from Hexactinellid Sponges (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Didymocheliidae) from the Western Atlantic Ocean.

Journal

Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 53(1):309–323

Suffix

53(1):309–323

Type

Publication

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Taxonomic term

Amphipoda

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2015-03-03 11:56:44Z

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Horton, Tammy

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Aidamochelia Thomas & Watling, 2012 (original description)
Aidamochelia claustracola Thomas & Watling, 2012 (original description)

Atlantic Coast of Florida for Aidamochelia claustracola Thomas & Watling, 2012

Holotype YPM IZ 046756, verbatimGeounit St. Augustine, Flori..., identified as Aidamochelia claustracola Thomas & Watling, 2012

Etymology

for Aidamochelia Thomas & Watling, 2012

Named for “Aida,” a character in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera who voluntarily joins her lover Radamès in a crypt ... [details]

Etymology

for Aidamochelia claustracola Thomas & Watling, 2012

Refers to the cryptic habitat of this species, members of which are “trapped” inside closed internal cavities ... [details]