A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea
Epimeria rubrieques sp. n., belonging to the cold water family Paramphithoidae, occurred relatively often in Agassiz and bottom trawls taken during several German Antarctic Expeditions into the eastern Weddell Sea since 1983. Although this species is very conspicuous because of its long mid-dorsal t...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102091000196 2024-03-03T08:38:21+00:00 A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea De Broyer, Claude Klages, Michael 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102091000196 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102091000196 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 3, issue 2, page 159-166 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 1991 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102091000196 2024-02-08T08:25:52Z Epimeria rubrieques sp. n., belonging to the cold water family Paramphithoidae, occurred relatively often in Agassiz and bottom trawls taken during several German Antarctic Expeditions into the eastern Weddell Sea since 1983. Although this species is very conspicuous because of its long mid-dorsal teeth, bright pink-red colour and large size (up to 70 mm), it has only been recorded in the Weddell Sea. The new species is compared to its closest relatives Epimeria macrodonta and E. similis , and an updated key to the 14 species of Antarctic Epimeria is provided. Observations on the general and feeding behaviour of living specimens of Epimeria rubrieques sp. n. in aquaria showed the species to be an ambush predator and a weakly motile epibenthic walker, which swims only rarely. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Weddell Sea Cambridge University Press Antarctic Weddell Sea Weddell Antarctic Science 3 2 159 166 |
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Epimeria rubrieques sp. n., belonging to the cold water family Paramphithoidae, occurred relatively often in Agassiz and bottom trawls taken during several German Antarctic Expeditions into the eastern Weddell Sea since 1983. Although this species is very conspicuous because of its long mid-dorsal teeth, bright pink-red colour and large size (up to 70 mm), it has only been recorded in the Weddell Sea. The new species is compared to its closest relatives Epimeria macrodonta and E. similis , and an updated key to the 14 species of Antarctic Epimeria is provided. Observations on the general and feeding behaviour of living specimens of Epimeria rubrieques sp. n. in aquaria showed the species to be an ambush predator and a weakly motile epibenthic walker, which swims only rarely. |
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A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea |
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A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea |
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A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea |
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A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea |
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A new Epimeria (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Paramphithoidae) from the Weddell Sea |
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new epimeria (crustacea, amphipoda, paramphithoidae) from the weddell sea |
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