| Summary: | Lepechinella victoriae sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: AD61D708-1965-42F1-9352-FC42969F9EC7 Figs 13–16 Diagnosis Eyes absent. Body sparsely covered with spines and setae. Lateral processes of head acute, as long as rostrum. Inner lobes of lower lip well developed. Mandible palp article 1 half the length of article 3. Maxilliped palp 4-articulate. Posterior legs long and very slender. Anterodistal part of coxae 3–5 strongly produced. Posterodistal corner of coxa 7 acute. Gills proximally pleated. Posterior part of pleon segments 1–4 each with one dorsal tooth. Etymology The species is named after POJ’s first grandchild. Material examined Two specimens of Lepechinella victoriae sp. nov. were collected at station 83.06.5.1, in the North East Atlantic, south of Iceland. The in situ temperature was measured to 2.7 o C. The type material of Lepechinella victoriae sp. nov. is deposited in the collections of Zoological Museum in Bergen. Holotype Adult female, registration no. ZMBN 99134, 5.5 mm, station 83.06.5.1, 61 o 38.2’N, 16 o 27.7’W, 2355 meter depth, 5 Jun. 1983. Paratype Female, registration no. ZMBN 99135, 4.5 mm, date and position as for holotype. Description Holotype Female, 5.5 mm. BODY. Sparsely covered with short setae, mainly situated mid-dorsally. Peraeon segment 1 with 2 teeth, peraeon segments 2–7 each with one mid-dorsal tooth. Coxal plates short, decreasing in length posteriorly. HEAD. Subequal to peraeon segments 1–2; rostrum acute, horizontal, length 0.5x antenna 1 peduncle article 1; lateral processes acute, as long as rostrum; eyes absent or at least indistinct in alcohol. Antenna 1, peduncle article 1 thicker than articles 2 and 3 and 0.5x length of peduncle article 2; peduncle article 3 is 0.4x article 1; scattered long setae on peduncle article 2 and distally on peduncle articles 1 and 3; flagellum twice as long as peduncle articles 1–3 combined; flagellum 30-articulate. Accessory flagellum short, consisting of one article with two long apical setae. Antenna 2 is slightly longer than ...
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