Epimeria cyphorachis

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 (Hoplepimeria)
Species: Epimeria (Hoplepimeria) cyphorachis

Name

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.

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