Liuomelita mollipalma, a new genus and species of Melitidae (Amphipoda: Hadzioidea) from hydrothermal vents of the Okinawa Trough, North-West Pacific

In the deep-sea hydrothermal systems of the Okinawa Trough, North-West Pacific, several active vent fields have been detected running from north-east to south-west at a depth of 700-2000 m. A number of amphipod individuals were collected from the north-east of the Okinawa Trough at a depth of about...

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Published in:Journal of Natural History
Main Authors: Yanrong, Wang, Zhu, Chaodong, Sha, Zhongli, Ren, Xianqiu
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2021
Subjects:
taxonomy
Melitidae
new genus
new species
hydrothermal vents
Okinawa Trough
Biodiversity & Conservation
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Zoology
Biodiversity Conservation
Ecology
SAKHALIN ISLAND (FAR-EAST
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
CRUSTACEA
SYSTEM
WATERS
FIELD
NOV
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Pacific
Sakhalin
Online Access:http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/175851
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1947535
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Summary:In the deep-sea hydrothermal systems of the Okinawa Trough, North-West Pacific, several active vent fields have been detected running from north-east to south-west at a depth of 700-2000 m. A number of amphipod individuals were collected from the north-east of the Okinawa Trough at a depth of about 1000 m, and after careful examination were identified as a new genus and species belonging to the Melitidae. Here, a formal morphological description of the new species and a discussion of the relationships of the new genus within Melitidae are presented.

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