Epimeria quasimodo

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) quasimodo

Name

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

ZooBank: DA484D99-BC6E-4E9D-B06E-9D775DCB7FD1

Holotype: RBINS INV. 122930A, female.

Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn 160-3, East of Joinville Island, 63°10.57ʹ S, 54°06.66ʹ W to 63°10.71ʹ S, 54°06.37ʹ W, 238–244 m, Agassiz trawl, 8 Feb. 2013

Etymology: named after the well-known character from the novel ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ by Victor Hugo, referring to the humpbacked silhouette of the species.

References

Primary 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 92-96, 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) quasimodo d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042460 on 2020-08-10

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