Halophytophilus lopheliae Gheerardyn, Seifried & Vanreusel, 2008, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Gheerardyn, Hendrik, Seifried, Sybille, Vanreusel, Ann
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Maxillopoda; Harpacticoida; Ectinosomatidae; Halophytophilus; Halophytophilus lopheliae; Porcupine Seabight; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6233307; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233307

Halophytophilus lopheliae sp. nov. Type locality: North-East Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Seabight, Boxcore Bbc01- 1205 (Belgica Cruise 01/ 12), 51 °25.9290’N 11 °46.2717’W, 880 m, collected on 7 May 2001. Type material: (a) From type locality (sample of underlying sediment): holotype female, dissected on 12 slides (COP 7013); allotype male, dissected on 9 slides (COP 7014); paratype 1 is one female dissected on 6 slides (COP 7015); paratype 2 is one female dissected on 8 slides (COP 7016); 2 female paratypes preserved in 75 % alcohol (COP 7017). (b) From type locality (sample of dead coral fragment): paratype 3 is one female dissected on 12 slides (COP 7018); paratype 4 is one female dissected on 7 slides (COP 7019); paratype 5 is one female dissected on 9 slides (COP 7020); paratype 6 is one male dissected on 5 slides (COP 7021); 1 male and 3 female paratypes preserved in 75 % alcohol (COP 7022). Additional material: (a) North-East Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Seabight, Boxcore Bbc00- 1605 (Belgica Cruise 00/ 16), 51 ° 24.824 ’N 11 ° 45.932 ’W, 1000 m, collected on 17 June 2000: one male dissected on 5 slides (COP 7023) and 4 females and 4 males preserved in 75 % alcohol (COP 7024), sampled from dead coral fragment; one male preserved in 75 % alcohol (COP 7025), sampled from underlying sediment. (b) North-East Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Seabight, Boxcore Bbc00- 1604 (Belgica Cruise 00/ 16), 51 ° 24.802 ’N 11 ° 45.924 ’W, 1005 m, glass sponge skeleton, collected on 17 June 2000: 2 males preserved in 75 % alcohol (COP 7026). (c) North-East Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Seabight, Boxcore Bbc01- 1205 (Belgica Cruise 01/ 12), 51 °25.9290’N 11 °46.2717’W, 880 m, sample of dead coral fragment, collected on 7 May 2001: 2 females and 1 male preserved in 75 % alcohol (first author’s collection). (d) North-East Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Seabight, Boxcore Bbc03- 1304 b (Belgica Cruise 03/ 13), 51 ° 23.454 ’N 11 ° 39.901 ’W, 646 m, sediment sample of upper first centimetre (from boxcore without coral fragments), collected on 25 May ...