Epimeria schiaparelli Maas, Linse & Fenwick, 2007, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Maas, Anne-Nina Lörz Elizabeth W., Linse, Katrin, Fenwick, Graham D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Amphipoda; Epimeriidae; Epimeria; Epimeria schiaparelli; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ross Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5661106; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB3F8F46FFADFF80FFD2FF74FB47FBD1

Epimeria schiaparelli sp. nov. (Figs 1–7) Material examined (all western Ross Sea, Antarctica) Holotype: ovig.? (29.9 mm,), NIWA 18174, TAN0402/195, epibenthic sled, 71° 37.32–37.14' S, 170° 55.38–55.54' E, 28 February 2004, 244 m. Paratypes: Each registration number refers to a single specimen unless otherwise stated; NIWA 18175, adult?, 21.6 mm, NIWA 18187, seven specimens, TAN0402/195, epibenthic sled, 71° 37.32–37.14'S, 170° 55.38– 55.54 E, 28 February 2004, 244 m; NIWA 18181, NIWA 18183, NIWA 18193, NIWA 18198, TAN0402/22, epibenthic sled, 71° 48.06'–47.91'S, 170° 56.48'­57.56'E, 0 9 February 2004, 151 m; NIWA 18184, TAN0402/25, epibenthic sled, 71° 47.92–47.78'S, 170° 55.97­56.95'E, 0 9 February 2004, 127 m; NIWA 18202, TAN0402/33, epibenthic sled, 71° 45.28–45.35'S, 171° 25.02– 23.94'E, 10 February 2004, 282 m; NIWA 18176, ovigerous, NIWA 18178, NIWA 18190, NIWA 18191, ZMB 27576–78, TAN0402/39, epibenthic sled, 71° 45.30–45.53'S, 171° 8.55–9.16'E, 10 February 2004, 251 m; NIWA 18180, ZMB 27576– 78 (former NIWA 18196), TAN0402/112, epibenthic sled, 71° 17.61–17.77'S, 170° 34.60–35.45'E, 18 February 2004, 346 m; NIWA 18194, TAN0402/116, epibenthic sled, 71° 17.93–18.21'S, 170° 32.43–33.02'E, 18 February 2004, 312 m; NIWA 18182, TAN0402/33, epibenthic sled, 71° 45.28–45.35'S, 171° 25.02–23.94'E, 10 February 2004, 282 m; NIWA 18188, TAN0402/189, van Veen Grab, 71°34.49'S, 170°52.24'E, 27 February 2004, 231 m; NIWA 18177, NIWA 18195, NIWA 18197, NIWA 18199, TAN0402/140, epibenthic sled, 72° 0.81–1.08'S, 170° 46.47–45.97' E, 26 February 2004, 231 m; NIWA 18192, TAN0402/190, Epibenthic Sled, 71° 34.75–34.97'S, 170° 52.37–52.43'E, 27 February 2004, 230 m; NIWA 18187, NMNZ Cr. 10024 (former NIWA 18201, 3 specimens), TAN0402/195, epibenthic sled, 71° 37.32–37.14' S, 170° 55.38–55.54'E, 28 February 2004, 244 m; NIWA 18179, TAN0402/197, epibenthic sled, 71° 37.24–37.11'S, 170° 51.99– 52.73'E, 28 February 2004, 198 m; NIWA 18185, TAN0402/198, Van Veen grab, 71°37.04'S, 170°53.61'E, 28 February 2004, 222 m. Etymology ...