Description of a new species of the genus Eperopeus Mills, 1967 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Pardaliscidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Central Pacific Ocean

Horton, Tammy; Valls Domedel, Georgina; Stewart, Eva C. D.; Hendrycks, Ed A.

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Description of a new species of the genus Eperopeus Mills, 1967 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Pardaliscidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Central Pacific Ocean

Horton, Tammy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-1068; Valls Domedel, Georgina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8932-6641; Stewart, Eva C. D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-5705; Hendrycks, Ed A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-7121. 2026 Description of a new species of the genus Eperopeus Mills, 1967 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Pardaliscidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Central Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys, 1274. 201-213. 10.3897/zookeys.1274.139483

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Abstract

A new species of the previously monotypic genus Eperopeus within the family Pardaliscidae is described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. An updated diagnosis of Eperopeus and a key to distinguish the two species is provided.

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Programmes:

NOC Mission Networks > Biodiversity
Research Groups > Scientific and Technical Specialist
NOC Research Groups 2025 > Scientific and Technical Specialist

Official URL:

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1274.139483

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3897/zookeys.1274.139483

ISSN:

1313-2989

NORA Subject Terms:

Marine Sciences

Additional Keywords:

Abyss, amphipods, CCZ, deep sea, identification, key, taxonomy

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