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...
| Published in: | ZooKeys |
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270746/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28174500 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.638.10329 |
| 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. |
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