Mesotanais antarctica [Mesotanais antarctica]
Description
Mesotanais antarctica is a species of marine tanaidacean crustacean found in the waters of the Southern Ocean. It has a small, segmented body and is adapted to cold, high-pressure environments. This species is also benthic and is often found in association with other invertebrates in complex benthic communities. It feeds on detritus and small organisms found in its habitat.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
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| Order |
Tanaids
Tanaidacea
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| Family |
Leptocheliid Tanaids
Leptocheliidae
|
| Genus |
Mesotanais
Mesotanais
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