Epimeria amoenitas

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
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Amphilochidea
Infraordo: Amphilochida
Parvordo: Amphilochidira
Superfamilia: Iphimedioidea

Familia: Epimeriidae
Genus: Epimeria
Subgenus: Epimeria (Pseudepimeria)
Species: Epimeria (Pseudepimeria) amoenitas

Name

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

ZooBank: 191AE45C-F84D-412A-B0E1-CFA3251C5824
Holotype: MNHN-IU-2014-4327, female with hatchlings.
Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: ♀cruise CEAMARC, sample CEAMARC 3978, stn 36EV297, Adélie Coast, 66°20ʹ19.806″ S, 143°41ʹ07.782″ E, 552–573 m, beam trawl, 4 Jan. 2008, coll. IPEVAAD-MNHN
Etymology: from Latin amoenitas (pleasantness, loveliness), referring to the fact the species is as elegant as its close relative Epimeria pulchra, of which the specific epithet means beautiful.

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