WoRMS taxon details
original description
Labay, V. S. (2013). Review of amphipods of the <em>Melita</em> group (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from the costal waters of Sakhalin Island (Far East of Russia). I. Genera <em>Megamoera </em>Bate, 1862 and <em>Armatomelita</em> gen. nov. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3700(1): 65., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3700.1.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype FESTU X 37868 Cr 1434, geounit Sea of Okhotsk [details]
From editor or global species database
Ecology Armatomelita tshayensis was found in the depth interval 10–20 m on the gravel-sand bottom. Females with eggs in marsupium was found in September–October. [details]
Etymology Named in honor of Janna Tzhay, the employee of Sakhalin’s Fishery Institute and colleague of Labay, V.S. in recognition of her long-term assistance in the work of Labay, V.S. [details]
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