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

• Main Authors: d'Acoz, Cédric d'Udekem, Verheye, Marie L.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Amphipoda; Epimeriidae; Epimeria; Epimeria leukhoplites; Southern Ocean; Weddell Sea; King George Island; Weddell; Coleman; Elephant Island; Dundee; Juv; Dundee Island
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3857586; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3857586

Epimeria (Drakepimeria) leukhoplites subgen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E52DDFA4-14DA-4458-9A3B-403A37E19A4B Figs 58–65 Epimeria sp aff reoproi – d’Udekem d’Acoz & Robert 2008: 56, fig. 2.5B non Epimeria reoproi Lörz & Coleman, 2001: 991–1001, figs 1–5. Etymology From the Greek, λϵυκος, white; οπλιτης, hoplite, citizen-soldier of the ancient Greece. The name, which is a noun in apposition, alludes to the armoured facies and the white or whitish colour of the species. Type material Holotype RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: 1 ovigerous ♀, fixed in alcohol 70%, cruise PS69, ANT-XXIII/8, stn 605-5, Elephant Island, 61°20.27ʹ S, 55°30.92ʹ W to 61°20.37ʹ S, 55°28.99ʹ W, 131–152 m, Agassiz trawl, 20 Dec. 2006, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122470). Paratypes RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: 3 specs,initially fixed in formalin, cruise PS 69, ANT-XXIII /8, stn 605-3, Elephant Island, 61°20.33ʹ S, 55°31.53ʹ W to 61°20.35ʹ S, 55°30.18ʹ W, 148–154 m, Agassiz trawl, 20 Dec. 2006, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122536); 1 ovigerous ♀, fixed in alcohol 70%, cruise PS 69, ANT-XXIII /8, stn 614-3, Elephant Island, 60°52.37ʹ S, 55°29.80ʹ W to 60°52.71ʹ S, 55°27.83ʹ W, 248–265 m, a lot of epifauna, Rauschert dredge and Agassiz trawl, 22 Dec. 2006, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122473); 1 spec., fixed in alcohol 70%, cruise PS 69, ANT-XXIII /8, stn 671-1, northwest of King George Island, 61°59.98ʹ S, 59°14.78ʹ W to 61°60.00ʹ S, 59°10.74ʹ W, 131–144 m, bottom trawl, 1 Jan. 2007, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122538); 1 juv., initially fixed in formalin, cruise PS 69, ANT-XXIII /8, stn 728-2, northwest of Weddell Sea, south of Dundee Island, 63°42.63ʹ S, 56°01.63ʹ W to 63°42.25ʹ S, 56°02.16ʹ W, 293– 298 m, Agassiz trawl, 24 Jan. 2007, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122539). Description ROBUSTNESS. Body and pereiopods more robust than in most Drakepimeria. ROSTRUM. Medium-sized, just reaching tip ...