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Eusiridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the abyssal east Pacific with descriptions of five new species
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- 1. Marine Research at Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven, Germany|Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- 2. Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- 3. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Eusiridae is the most abundant and species rich family of Amphipoda collected in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), in the abyssal Eastern Pacific. Here five species new to science are described: Cleonardo daniela sp. nov., Cleonardo compassionate sp. nov., Dorotea elizae sp. nov., Rhachotropis clarionclippertoni sp. nov., and Rhachotropis laure sp. nov. In addition to detailed illustrations, molecular barcodes and confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) images are provided of the new species described. All amphipod taxa from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone were collected at abyssal depths, greater than 4000 metres.
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