World Register of Deep-Sea species

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Name

Lörz, A. N. (2010). Deep-sea Rhachotropis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) from New Zealand and the Ross Sea with key to the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Antarctic species. Zootaxa. 2482: 22-48.

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148301

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Geographical terms

Antarctic
New Zealand

Taxonomic term

Amphipoda

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2013-01-12 18:30:12Z

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2013-11-28 08:12:17Z

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Thurston, Mike

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Rhachotropis S.I. Smith, 1883 (identification resource)
Rhachotropis abyssalis Lörz, 2010 (original description)
Rhachotropis chathamensis Lörz, 2010 (original description)
Rhachotropis delicata Lörz, 2010 (original description)
Rhachotropis rossi Lörz, 2010 (original description)

Chatham Rise for Rhachotropis chathamensis Lörz, 2010
Chatham Rise for Rhachotropis delicata Lörz, 2010
Ross Sea for Rhachotropis abyssalis Lörz, 2010
Ross Sea for Rhachotropis rossi Lörz, 2010

Holotype NIWA 45813, geounit Ross Sea, identified as Rhachotropis rossi Lörz, 2010
Holotype NIWA 60479, geounit Chatham Rise, identified as Rhachotropis chathamensis Lörz, 2010
Holotype NIWA 60481, geounit Chatham Rise, identified as Rhachotropis delicata Lörz, 2010
Holotype NIWA 60483, geounit Ross Sea, identified as Rhachotropis abyssalis Lörz, 2010

Etymology

for Rhachotropis abyssalis Lörz, 2010

Rhachotropis abyssalis sp. nov. is named for the abyssal habitat in the northern Ross Sea from which the species ... [details]

Etymology

for Rhachotropis chathamensis Lörz, 2010

Rhachotropis chathamensis sp. nov. is named after the Chatham Rise, a marine area East of New Zealand where the ... [details]

Etymology

for Rhachotropis delicata Lörz, 2010

Rhachotropis delicata sp. nov. is named for its delicate, elegant body shape. [details]

Etymology

for Rhachotropis rossi Lörz, 2010

Rhachotropis rossi sp. nov. is named after James Ross, the discoverer of the Ross Sea, where the species was collected. [details]