Hyperiids (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) collected during the TALUD cruises in western Mexico. 5. Family Amphithyridae, with the description of a new species of Amphithyropsis Zeidler
Gasca, R.; Suárez-Morales, E.; Hendrickx, M.E. (2021). Hyperiids (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) collected during the TALUD cruises in western Mexico. 5. Family Amphithyridae, with the description of a new species of Amphithyropsis Zeidler. Zootaxa 5039(4): 479-494. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5039.4.2 In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more |  |
| Keywords | Amphipoda [WoRMS]; Amphithyropsis Zeidler, 2016 [WoRMS]; Amphithyrus Claus, 1879 [WoRMS]; Crustacea [WoRMS]; Paralycaea Claus, 1879 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal | | Author keywords | Crustacea; Pelagic amphipods; Eastern Pacific; Amphithyrus; Paralycaea; Amphithyropsis new species |
| Authors | | Top | - Gasca, R.
- Suárez-Morales, E.
- Hendrickx, M.E., more
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| Abstract | In order to complete the information related to the little studied deep-sea planktonic fauna of western Mexico, samples from a wide depth range (surface to 1550 m depth) were obtained using different gear. Six species and 108 individuals of hyperiid amphipods of the family Amphithyridae were collected at 26 localities, including a new species of Amphithyropsis Zeidler, 2016, which is herein described based on an adult male and a gravid female. Other species include Amphithyrus bispinosus Claus, 1879, the most abundant and frequently collected species (70 specimens at 17 localities), A. muratus Volkov, 1982 (11 specimens at 8 localities), A. sculpturatus Claus, 1879 (14 specimens at 7 localities), Paralycaea gracilis Claus, 1879 (10 specimens from 6 localities), and P. hoylei Stebbing, 1888 (one specimen from one locality). Worldwide and regional distributions are provided for each species. |
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