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Census of Marine Life

Shackletonia

Caption: A suspected new species of Shackletonia, an amphipod crustacean sampled near Elephant Island, Antarctic Pensisula, during the RV Polarstern expedition ANTXXIII/8 in the Weddell Sea 2006/07.

Credit: © C. d'Udekem, Royal Belgium Institute for Natural Sciences, 2007

Usage Restrictions: Photo credit: © C. d'Udekem, Royal Belgium Institute for Natural Sciences, 2007

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