Epimeria gargantua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Iphimedioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraordo: Amphilochida Parvordo: Amphilochidira Superfamilia: Iphimedioidea

Familia: Epimeriidae
Genus: Epimeria
Subgenus: Epimeria (Hoplepimeria)
Species: Epimeria (Hoplepimeria) gargantua

Name

Epimeria gargantua d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017

ZooBank: E5FDFA56-F77B-46D9-9665-644728A7970C

Holotype: RBINS INV. 122937A, female.

Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, Bransfield Strait, stn 196-8, 62°47.80ʹ S, 57°5.35ʹ W to 62°47.63ʹ S, 57°5.63ʹ W, 542–580 m, trawl haul with huge stones and a lot of life, Agassiz trawl, 24 Feb. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye

Etymology: from Gargantua, one of the main characters in the tales of François Rabelais, referring to the large size of the species.

References

d'Udekem d'Acoz, C., Verheye, M.L. 2017. Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy. 359: 1-553. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.359 Reference page. [see pages 78-81, original description]

Links

Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Coleman, C.O.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Sket, B.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2020). World Amphipoda Database. Epimeria (Hoplepimeria) gargantua d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042459 on 2020-08-02

BHL bibliography
Epimeria gargantua – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epimeria gargantua.
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