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Pacific Epimeriidae (Amphipoda: Crustacea): Epimeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2010

A.N. Lörz
A.N. Lörz*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Greta Point, Wellington, New Zealand
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Correspondence should be addressed to: A.N. Lörz, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Greta Point, Wellington, New Zealand email: a.loerz@niwa.co.nz
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Abstract

Epimeriidae is an amphipod family with a worldwide distribution. A new species was found from the Tasman Sea at a depth of 12 m depth and described in detail. Epimeria norfanzi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Epimeria by a combination of the following characters: coxal plates 1–3 ventrally rounded; protrusion of coxa 5 reaching the distal end of epimeral plate 2; and urosomite 1 with dorsal keel, telson not cleft. This new species increases the number of Pacific Epimeria species to ten. A brief synopsis of the Pacific Epimeria species is given and a key provided.

Keywords

AmphipodaEpimeriidaenew speciesNew ZealandPacifictaxonomy

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Special Issue 2: Biodiversity and Taxonomy , March 2011 , pp. 471 - 477
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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