Epimeria xesta

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) xesta

Name

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

ZooBank: 85ED0CCE-6EB7-4010-AFB3-29894C55616C

Holotype: RBINS INV. 132946, female.

Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS14, ANT-VII/4, EPOS leg 3, stn 226, eastern Weddell Sea, 75°15.9ʹ S, 25°58.3ʹ W to 75°15.7ʹ S, 25°54.2ʹ W, 569–574 m, bottom trawl, 28 Jan. 1989, coll. C. De Broyer

Etymology: From the Greek ξεστός (xesta, smooth or polished), referring to to the smooth body surface 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 103-105, 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) xesta d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042461 on 2020-08-12

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