Epimeria cyphorachis

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

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

ZooBank: 5A5D8439-3793-4124-A65B-C6EB65A1587E

Holotype: RBINS INV. 122936, female.

Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn. 249-2, Drake Passage, north of Livingstone Island, 61°56.05ʹ S, 60°5.56ʹ W to 61°56.21ʹ S, 60°5.80ʹ W, 413–421 m, mud, Agassiz trawl, 12 Mar. 2013

Etymology: From the Greek κυφός (humpbacked) and ραχις (spine, spinal column), referring to the humpbacked silhouette of the species.

• 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 77-78, 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) cyphorachis d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042458 on 2020-08-02
• BHL bibliography
• Epimeria cyphorachis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epimeria cyphorachis.
• ION

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