Epimeria (Laevepimeria) cinderella 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 cinderella; Southern Ocean; Elephant Island; Livingstone; Dundee; Dundee Island; Livingstone Island
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3857610; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3857610

Epimeria (Laevepimeria) cinderella subgen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A77C9AD4-391F-4101-8DFA-F15A45185A0E Figs 235–240 ‘Clade C walkeri complex - WA3’ – Verheye et al. 2016a, supplement: 3 (online). Etymology Cinderella, heroin of humble origin in a well-known folk tale. The name, which is a noun in apposition, alludes to the modest size and the absence of ornamentation of the species, which contrasts with the extravagant adornment and the impressive size of many ‘rival’ Epimeria species. Type material Holotype RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: ♂, cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn 188-5, south east of Dundee Island, 63°50.92ʹ S, 55°37.66ʹ W to 63°50.93ʹ S, 55°37.52ʹ W, 402–407 m, Rauschert dredge, 20 Dec. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye (RBINS, INV. 132656) [extraction I15; Genbank nr, COI: KU870841, 28S: KU759617]. Paratypes RV Polarstern cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: 1 spec., cruise PS69, ANT-XXIII/8, stn 605-1, Elephant Island, 61°20.35ʹ S, 55°29.16ʹ W to 61°19.98ʹ S, 55°32.67ʹ W, 146–151 m, bottom trawl, 19 Dec. 2006, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and H. Robert (RBINS, INV. 122528); 1 spec., cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn 185-3, south east of Dundee Island, 63°51.53ʹ S, 55°40.74ʹ W to 63°51.53ʹ S, 55°40.43ʹ W, 253–255 m, extremely fine sand mixed with some mud and gravel, Rauschert dredge, 19 Feb. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye (RBINS, INV. 122965); 1 spec., cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn 234-5, north of Livingstone Island, 62°17.36ʹ S, 61°12.06ʹ W to 62°17.31ʹ S, 61°12.63ʹ W, 248–251 m, mud with a lot of specimens of a small reddish ophiuroid with very long and flexible legs, Agassiz trawl, 7 Mar. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye (RBINS, INV. 122949) [extraction ANT43; Genbank nr, COI: KU870829, 28S: KU759602]. RV James Clark Ross cruises: SOUTHERN OCEAN: 2 specs, cruise JR144, stn EI-EBS-4-supra, south of Elephant Island, 61°33’544” S, 55°20’379” W to 61°33’637” S, 55°20’901” W, epibenthic sledge, 270 m, 12 Mar. 2006, coll. BAS (RBINS, INV. 132959) [extraction I4; ...