Themistella Bovallius, 1887

Zeidler, Wolfgang, 2004, A review of the families and genera of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Phronimoidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), Zootaxa 567, pp. 1-66 : 33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.567.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:41C7D868-7BD9-46F4-94F1-EBEA427E2836
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5030035
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scientific name	Themistella Bovallius, 1887
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Genus Themistella Bovallius, 1887 View in CoL

Remarks

This genus is monotypic. It is characterised by the relatively long pereopod 5, the short telson and the upward bend of the dactylus of pereopods 6 and 7. Virtually nothing is known regarding its biology, and there are no records of associations with gelatinous plankton. It seems to be a relatively uncommon species, sparsely distributed in tropical waters of the world’s oceans. Although it is mainly a surface water species, individuals have been caught as deep as 720 m ( Thurston 1976).

Species: Themistella fusca Dana, 1853 .