Epimeria gargantua

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) gargantua

Name

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

ZooBank: E5FDFA56-F77B-46D9-9665-644728A7970C
Holotype: RBINS INV. 122937A, female.
Type locality: SOUTHERN OCEAN: cruise PS81, ANT-XXIX/3, Bransfield Strait, stn 196-8, 62°47.80ʹ S, 57°5.35ʹ W to 62°47.63ʹ S, 57°5.63ʹ W, 542–580 m, trawl haul with huge stones and a lot of life, Agassiz trawl, 24 Feb. 2013, coll. C. d’Udekem d’Acoz and M. Verheye
Etymology: from Gargantua, one of the main characters in the tales of François Rabelais, referring to the large size of the species.

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