WoRMS taxon details
Sunamphitoe roberta Griffiths, 2019
1364148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1364148)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Griffiths, C. L. (2019). A new species of Sunamphitoe (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) that bores into the primary fronds of kelps in South Africa. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 39(4): 436-439., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruz016 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NMB MB-A067535, geounit False Bay (South Africa)
Holotype NMB MB-A067535, geounit False Bay (South Africa) [details]
Etymology The name is used as a noun in apposition and the species is named after the author’s wife, Dr Roberta Griffiths, who has...
Etymology The name is used as a noun in apposition and the species is named after the author’s wife, Dr Roberta Griffiths, who has waited many years, and long after both our children, to have a species named after her! The right species has finally come along though, as both amphipods and kelp beds played important roles in our working lives together as marine biologists. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Sunamphitoe roberta Griffiths, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1364148 on 2024-04-19
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Griffiths, C. L. (2019). A new species of Sunamphitoe (Amphipoda: Ampithoidae) that bores into the primary fronds of kelps in South Africa. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 39(4): 436-439., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruz016 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]
Holotype NMB MB-A067535, geounit False Bay (South Africa) [details]
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Etymology The name is used as a noun in apposition and the species is named after the author’s wife, Dr Roberta Griffiths, who has waited many years, and long after both our children, to have a species named after her! The right species has finally come along though, as both amphipods and kelp beds played important roles in our working lives together as marine biologists. [details]
