New and little known species of Lepechinella (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lepechinellidae) and an allied new genus Lepesubchela from the North Atlantic

  • Per-Otto Johansen Uni Research Environment - Section of Applied Environmental Research – marine High Technology Centre in Bergen
  • Wim Vader Tromsø Museum University of Tromsø 9037 Tromsø
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.127
Keywords: Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lepechinellidae, North Atlantic, Arctic

Abstract

New species of Lepechinella, L. norvegica sp. nov. and L. victoriae sp. nov., from the North East Atlantic are described together with the new, closely related genus and species Lepesubchela christinae gen. et sp. nov. Lepechinella arctica Schellenberg, 1926 from north of Spitsbergen and Lepechinella schellenbergi Stephensen, 1944 from Greenland are redescribed. A key to the species of Atlantic and Arctic Lepechinella is provided. Descriptions of taxonomic characters from related species in the Atlantic and Arctic are discussed.

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Published
2015-06-29
How to Cite
Johansen, P.-O., & Vader, W. (2015). New and little known species of Lepechinella (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lepechinellidae) and an allied new genus Lepesubchela from the North Atlantic. European Journal of Taxonomy, (127). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.127
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No. 127 (2015): New and little known species of Lepechinella (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lepechinellidae) and an allied new genus Lepesubchela from the North Atlantic
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Zoology
Copyright (c) 2015 Per-Otto Johansen, Wim Vader

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