Abnitocrella eberhardi

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Abnitocrella eberhardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: Abnitocrella
Species:
A. eberhardi
Binomial name
Abnitocrella eberhardi
Karanovic, 2006
Holotype site: Calamina Well, Mulga Downs Station, Pilbara, Western Australia'"`UNIQ--ref-00000002-QINU`"'

Abnitocrella eberhardi is a species of crustacean in the family Ameiridae belonging to the order Harpacticoida,[1] and was first described in 2006 by Tomislav Karanovic,[1][2] from adult females only.[2] The species epithet, eberhardi, honours Stefan M. Eberhard, a member of the Pilbara Survey team working on stygofauna.[2]

Adults of this species are found in subterranean waters in the Pilbara.[3]

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