Epimeria (Drakepimeria) pandora 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 pandora; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Bransfield Strait; Elephant Island; Chevreux; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3857592; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3857592

Epimeria (Drakepimeria) pandora subgen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EABBCBFE- 2 ADE- 49F4-B739-35 CC 145 CE 6A9 Figs 77–82 Epimeria similis – Lörz 2003: 85, 86, in part, fig. 3B (not fig. 3A). — d’Udekem d’Acoz & Verheye 2013: 58 (in part), 63, fig. 3.8.2G. ‘ Clade A similis / macrodonta complex - SI 2ʹ – Verheye et al. 2016a, supplement: 2 (online). non Epimeria similis Chevreux, 1912: 215. Etymology Πανδώρα is a well-known character of the Greek mythology. According to the myth, Pandora opened a jar, in modern accounts usually mistranslated as “Pandora’s box”, releasing all the evils of humanity, leaving only Hope inside once she had closed it again. She opened the jar out of simple curiosity and not as a malicious act. The name, which is a noun in apposition, should be considered as an allegory to the present study. The authors initially believed that the taxonomy of Antarctic Epimeria, was easy and fairly well-known, with perhaps a few attractive new species to describe; hence they had the curiosity to open glass jars filled with Epimeria specimens. In doing so, they opened the door to an inexhaustible flow of new species, often very difficult to separate from each other, and erased any hope of easy taxonomy for the genus. Type material Holotype RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: ovigerous ♀, cruise PS81,ANT-XXIX/3, stn 217-6, Bransfield Strait, 62°53.45ʹ S, 58°13.06ʹ W to 62°53.42ʹ S, 58°13.41ʹ W, 461–483 m, rich sponge bottom, Agassiz trawl, 2 Mar. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye (RBINS, INV. 122931A) [extraction K31; Genbank nr, COI: KU 870865, 28S: KU 759644]. Paratypes RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: 6 specs, cruise PS69, ANT-XXIII/8, stn 604-1, Elephant Island, 61°20.52ʹ S, 55°09.72ʹ W to 61°20.11ʹ S, 55°07.26ʹ W, 286–407 m, bottom trawl, 19 Dec. 2006, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122545); 1 spec., cruise PS69, ANT-XXIII/8, stn 604-1, Elephant Island, 61°20.52ʹ S, 55°09.72ʹ W to 61°20.11ʹ S, 55°07.26ʹ W, 286–407 m, bottom trawl, 19 Dec. ...