Epimeria robertiana

Familia: Epimeriidae
Genus: Epimeria
Subgenus: Epimeria (Drakepimeria)
Species: Epimeria (Drakepimeria) robertiana

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

ZooBank: 8433E457-9757-41B0-BC19-2A95EE5E3176

Holotype: RBINS INV. 132413, male

Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS71, ANT-XXIV/2, ANDEEP-SYSTCO, eastern Weddell Sea, given by colleagues to H. Robert on 22 Dec. 2007, presumably stn 17-10, of which the coordinates are: 70°4.58ʹ S, 3°19.66ʹ W to 70°4.48ʹ S, 3°19.20ʹ W, 2163–2190 m, Agassiz trawl, coll. H. Robert.

Paratypes: RBINS INV. 132991 (1 specimen); RBINS INV. 132963 (1 specimen); RBINS INV. INV. 132413 (2 specimen).

Etymology: named after Henri Robert (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences).

• 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 57-60, 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 (Drakepimeria) robertiana d'Udekem d'Acoz & Verheye, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042456 on 2020-07-28
• BHL bibliography
• Epimeria robertiana – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epimeria robertiana.
• ION

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