Gnathia jimmybuffetti

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Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys.{{Cite web |last1=Marine |first1=University of Miami Rosenstiel School of |last2=Atmospheric |last3=Science |first3=Earth |title=Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys |url=https://phys.org/news/2023-07-scientists-isopod-species-florida-keys.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=phys.org |language=en}} It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/996596 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=EurekAlert! |language=en}} This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years.{{Cite journal |last1=Erasmus |first1=Anja |last2=Hadfield |first2=Kerry A |last3=Sikkel |first3=Paul C |last4=Smit |first4=Nico J |date=2023-07-01 |title=Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Gnathia Jimmybuffetti Sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae): the First New Gnathiid in 100 Years from the Floridian Ecoregion. |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2023/00000099/00000003/art00008 |journal=Bulletin of Marine Science |volume=99 |issue=3 |pages=353–375 |doi=10.5343/bms.2023.0040|bibcode=2023BuMS...99..353E |url-access=subscription }}

Etymology

Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett.{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=HOWARD COHEN Miami |date=2023-08-09 |title=Newly found sea creature named for music legend Buffett |url=https://independenttribune.com/newly-found-sea-creature-named-for-music-legend-buffett/article_2a557c3b-78d5-51cc-bf80-7a4bc4ad35e5.html |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=The Independent Tribune |language=en}} 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.

Description

Gnathia jimmybuffetti measures roughly three-millimeters in length. It possesses a slightly produced frontal margin, making it distinguishable from other species in the region.

Ecology

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Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a parasitic isopod that feeds on mostly fishes. It feeds mostly on French grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, bluestriped grunt, and Haemulon sciurus.

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Category:Cymothoida

Category:Crustaceans described in 2023

Category:Jimmy Buffett

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