Epimeria iota

Epimeria iota

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Iphimedioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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 (Subepimeria)
Species: Epimeria (Subepimeria) iota

Name

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

ZooBank: 7A557F8F-058F-413B-998C-AED9C9D23EE6
Holotype: RBINS INV. 122947, sex undetermined.
Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, stn 197-6, Bransfield Strait, 62°45.05ʹ S, 57°26.68ʹ W to 62°45.09ʹ S, 57°26.47ʹ W, 210–222 m, black gravel mixed with sand and a little bit of mud, Rauschert dredge, 25 Feb. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye.
Etymology: from Greek alphabet smallest letter Iota, referring to the small size of the species.

References

Primary references

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