Family EPIMERIIDAE Boeck, 1871
Epimeria robustoides, a non-Australian Antarctic species
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Family EPIMERIIDAE Boeck, 1871
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James K. Lowry
Introduction
The family Epimeriidae is a dominant members of the Antarctic benthic amphipod community (De Broyer et al., 2007). Epimeriids occur worldwide although their main occurrence is in polar waters. Currently there are two genera and six species of Epimeriidae known from the Australian Antarctic territories. There is one new species of Epimeria from north-western Australia in the collections of the Australian Museum.
General References
De Broyer, C., Lowry, J.K., Jazdzewski, K. & Robert, H. 2007. Census of Antarctic Marine Life. Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique / van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenshappen, Biologie 77(1): 1-324
Lörz, A., Maas, E.W., Linse, K. & Coleman, C.O. 2009. Do circum-Antarctic species exist in peracarid Amphipoda? A case study in the genus Epimeria Costa, 1851 (Crustacea, Peracarida, Epimeriidae). ZooKeys 18: 91-128
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 19-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED |