Epimeria (Drakepimeria) pyrodrakon d'Acoz & Verheye 2017, subgen. et sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: d'Acoz, Cédric d'Udekem, Verheye, Marie L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Amphipoda; Epimeriidae; Epimeria; Epimeria pyrodrakon; Coleman; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3857579; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.3857579

Epimeria (Drakepimeria) pyrodrakon subgen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: BC42CFAC-0277-4B3D-B6FD-06A9C2020D25 Figs 83–89 Epimeria macrodonta – Coleman 2007: 43, in part, fig. 21a–b, not colour plate 1d (= E. anguloce sp. nov.). ‘ Clade A similis / macrodonta complex - MA4’ – Verheye et al. 2016a, supplement: 2 (online). non Epimeria macrodonta Walker, 1906: 16. Etymology From the Greek Πυρρὸς, flame-coloured, yellowish red; and δράκων, dragon. The name alludes to the Great Red Dragon of the Book of Revelation, because its highly intricate ornamentation is not unlike that of a dragon and its colour accurately matches with the description given by John the Apostle. The Book of Revelation (12.3) indeed states: “καὶ ὤφθη ἄλλο σημεῖον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἰδοὺ δράκων πυρρὸς μέγας, ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ἑπτὰ διαδήματα”, which is translated as follows in the Holman Christian Standard Bible: “Then another sign appeared in heaven: There was a great fiery red dragon having ... : Published as part of d'Acoz, Cédric d'Udekem & Verheye, Marie L., 2017, Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea), pp. 1-553 in European Journal of Taxonomy 359 on pages 52-55, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.359, http://zenodo.org/record/3855694 ...