WoRMS taxon details
original description
Andrade, L. F.; Johnsson, R.; Senna, A. R. (2015). Description of the first species of Metharpinia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Phoxocephalidae) from Brazil. <em>Zoologia (Curitiba).</em> 32(1): 33-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-46702015000100005 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNRJ 477., geounit Campos Basin [details]
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Etymology The species epithet, taylorae, is dedicated to Dr. Joanne Taylor, from the Museum Victoria, Australia, to honor her important contributions to the knowledge on the amphipod family Phoxocephalidae. [details]
Type material Holotype female, 8.5 mm, BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Campos Basin (21°33’52.574"S, 40°42’53.900"W, 22 m depth), 10 March 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ 477. Allotype male, BRAZIL, Espírito Santo: Campos Basin (21°11’0,850"S,40°28’27.125"W, 26 m depth); 5 March 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ479. Paratypes: 1 male, BRAZIL, Espírito Santo: Campos Basin (21°17’51.743"S, 40°30’59.011"W, 29 m depth), 07 March 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ 478; 1 male and 12 juveniles, Rio de Janeiro: Campos Basin (21°33’53.096"S, 40°42’55.466"W, 21 m depth, van Veen), 10 March 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ 480; 2 females and 13 juveniles, (21°39’11.066"S, 40°48’49.898"W, 21 m depth, van Veen), 11 March 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ 481; 1 ovigerous female, 1 male and 8 juveniles, 21°39’9.790"S, 40°48’50.234"W, 22 m depth, van Veen), 19 July 2009, R/V Gyre leg., MNRJ 482. [details]
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