Epimeria abyssalis sp. n. from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae)

A new deep-sea epimeriid, Epimeria abyssalis is described from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, in the northwestern Pacific. This species differs from its congeners in having a short rostrum and a telson with deep and narrow Y-shaped excavation. Epimeria abyssalis is the deepest recorded Epimeria species...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Authors: Michitaka Shimomura, Ko Tomikawa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.638.10329
https://doaj.org/article/5345fd7d63ac4eedb2577f227a871828
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Summary:A new deep-sea epimeriid, Epimeria abyssalis is described from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, in the northwestern Pacific. This species differs from its congeners in having a short rostrum and a telson with deep and narrow Y-shaped excavation. Epimeria abyssalis is the deepest recorded Epimeria species. A key to the north Pacific species of Epimeria is provided.