Mirabestia maisie
| Mirabestia maisie | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Mirabestiidae |
| Genus: | Mirabestia |
| Species: | M. maisie |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirabestia maisie Horton, Valls Domedel, Stewart & Thurston, 2026 | |
Mirabestia maisie is a species of deep-sea amphipod crustaceans in the family Mirabestiidae.[1][2][3] The species was described in 2026 from specimens collected in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.[2][4][5]
Description
Mirabestia maisie is found at depths of approximately 4,130 to 4,309 metres (2.566 to 2.677 mi). One specimen of a female’s body is approximately 7.45 millimetres (0.293 in), while a male specimen grew about 6.46 millimetres (0.254 in). An immature one is 5.06 millimetres (0.199 in). Mirabestia maisie lays 5 eggs.[4]
Taxonomy
Mirabestia maisie was described as part of a newly erected superfamily due to its distinct morphological and phylogenetic characteristics within the infraorder Hadziida.[4] The species was discovered following analyses of diagnostic appendage structures and molecular data supporting its separation from related amphipod lineages.[4]
Etymology
Mirabestia maisie is named after the first author's younger daughter, Maisie.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "World Register of Deep-Sea species - Mirabestia maisie Horton, Valls Domedel, Stewart & Thurston, 2026". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 Kimbrough, Liz (9 April 2026). "24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining". news.mongabay.com. Archived from the original on 2026-04-18. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Gray, Pia (2026-04-16). "24 unknown species just surfaced from the deep Pacific including an entirely new branch of life". Futura-Sciences. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Horton, Tammy; Domedel, Georgina Valls; Stewart, Eva C. D.; Thurston, Michael H. (2026-03-24). "A new superfamily and family of the infraorder Hadziida (Amphipoda, Senticaudata) based on a new genus and species from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean". ZooKeys (1274): 271–291. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1274..271H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1274.140273. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 13040258. PMID 41929852.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mirabestioidea Horton, Valls Domedel, Stewart & Thurston, 2026". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-05-16.