Liuomelita mollipalma, a new genus and species of Melitidae (Amphipoda: Hadzioidea) from hydrothermal vents of the Okinawa Trough, North-West Pacific. Issue 19 (19th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yanrong, Wang; Zhu, Chaodong; Sha, Zhongli; Ren, Xianqiu
• Is Part Of: Journal of natural history. Volume 55:Issue 19/20(2021)
• Page Start: 1299
• Page End: 1310
• Publication Date: 2021-05-19
• Subjects: taxonomy -- Melitidae -- new genus -- new species -- hydrothermal vents -- Okinawa Trough; Natural history -- Periodicals; 508
• DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1947535
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-2933

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the deep-sea hydrothermal systems of the Okinawa Trough, North-West Pacific, several active vent fields have been detected running from north-east to south-west at a depth of 700–2000 m. A number of amphipod individuals were collected from the north-east of the Okinawa Trough at a depth of about 1000 m, and after careful examination were identified as a new genus and species belonging to the Melitidae. Here, a formal morphological description of the new species and a discussion of the relationships of the new genus within Melitidae are presented. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9FC45E07-4656-499E-BA5E-8047CDA14C3F