(1) Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São de Paulo, Butantã, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo-SP, Brasil;(2) Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier, 29, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgique
Abstract:
Mitotic and meiotic chromosomes of the Antarctic lysianassoid amphipod Waldeckia obesa are described. The modal chromosome number is n = 25 and 2n = 50. The potential applications of cytogenetical studies in this group are discussed.