Machaerus atlanticus
Machaerus atlanticus (Miers, 1881) Fig. 28 Material examined GHANA • 1 ♂ (5.7 ×4.1); Mar. 1993; MNCN20.04/41926. Remarks The specimen is parasitized by a Rhizocephala Müller, 1862 crustacean. Since this is a juvenile specimen, small in size, the proportions are different from those of an Machaerus atlanticus adult, with very long eye stalks and larger eyes than those of adult specimens. For identification, see also Castro & Ng (2010).
Institutions
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (ES)
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15633440
- Primary Topic
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00