Gnathia jimmybuffetti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Gnathiidae |
Genus: | Gnathia |
Species: | G. jimmybuffetti
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Binomial name | |
Gnathia jimmybuffetti Erasmus, Hadfield, Sikkel, and Smit, 2023
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Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys. [1] It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023. [2] This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years. [3]
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett. [1] [4] Isopods are a type of crustacean, a subphylum referenced in the title of Buffett's 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.
Gnathia jimmybuffetti measures roughly three-millimeters in length. [2] It possesses a slightly produced frontal margin, making it distinguishable from other species in the region. [3]
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a parasitic isopod that feeds on mostly fishes. It feeds mostly on french grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, bluestriped grunt, and Haemulon sciurus. [3]