A new species of Princaxelia from Shinkai Seep Field, Mariana Trench (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Pardaliscidae)

Authors :: Yasuhiko Ohara
Katsuhiko Tanaka
Hiromi Watanabe
Ko Tomikawa
Source :: ZooKeys, Vol 1015, Iss, Pp 115-127 (2021), ZooKeys 1015: 115-127
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Pensoft Publishers, 2021.
Abstract: A new pardaliscid amphipod, Princaxelia marianaensissp. nov., is described from a single female captured at the Shinkai Seep Field, Mariana Trench, from a depth of 5,689–5,683 m. A key to species of Princaxelia is provided. This is the first species of Princaxelia to be described from the Mariana Trench, and the second report of this genus from this region.

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