Eurythenes plasticus
Eurythenes plasticus is a species of amphipod of the genus Eurythenes, first described in 2020. It was named in reference to the PET plastic found in its stomach.

It was found at depths between and deep in the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean in 2014. The plastic microfibre that was found in its hindgut was 84% similar to PET plastic.
Q193418
amphipod
Concept
Q10491983
Eurythenes
Concept
Q145863
PET plastic
Concept
Q510
Mariana Trench
LOC
Q98
Pacific Ocean
LOC
Q6839919
plastic microfibre
Concept
Q5766006
hindgut
UNK
Q87352119
Eurythenes plasticus
Concept
2020-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2020
DATE
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2014
DATE
+84^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
84
NUMBER
parent taxon
located on terrain feature