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<figureCitation id="467D830995F02110E097F072B4097CA1" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Stegocephalus carolus sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): G 1 R, right gnathopod 1; G 2 R, right gnathopod 2." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1195.114209.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1001335" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Figs 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="0749A6E42EACC5BFEBE101D6CC583DA7" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Stegocephalus carolus sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): H, head; A 1, antenna 1; A 2, antenna 2; UL, upper lip; LL, lower lip; Md L, left mandible; Md R, right mandible; Mx 1, maxilla 1; Mx 2, maxilla 2; Mxp, maxilliped." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1195.114209.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1001336" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">, 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="DA68D855F664ACF1BEEF53B607F1F8B2" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Stegocephalus carolus sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): P 3 R, right pereopod 3; P 4 R, right pereopod 4; P 5 R, right pereopod 5; P 6 R, right pereopod 6; P 7 R, right pereopod 7; U 1 R, right uropod 1; U 2 L, left uropod 2; U 3 L, left uropod 3; T, telson." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1195.114209.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1001337" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">, 4</figureCitation>
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<paragraph id="57992D5BDC3A8C6FD7158BC92D2BB966" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Material examined.</paragraph>
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MBM 286610,
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(8.9 mm, with 6 big yolks), dissected, unnamed seamount on Caroline Plate, NW Pacific, M5173,
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: MBM 287879,
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(6.0 and 7.0 mm), not dissected, unnamed seamount on Caroline Plate, NW Pacific, M5117,
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, depth
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(7.6 and 3.4 mm), not dissected, unnamed seamount on Caroline Plate, NW Pacific, M5362,
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, depth
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<date id="7F488CDC735FDFF8957AE62C0B8AEF1E" value="2019-06-02">2 June 2019</date>
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<paragraph id="7DC57D20929CA815650BF328545EDA80" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="28A43E9CAEFC801A5AE307CD4F22D104" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): G1 R, right gnathopod 1; G2 R, right gnathopod 2.
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Epistomal plate absent. Upper lip broader than long, bilobate, slightly asymmetrical. Lower lip with the narrow lobes bearing row of simple setae. Right Mandible incisor with 9 teeth; incisor of left mandible with 7 teeth, left lacinia mobilis with 9 teeth. Maxilla 1 palp 2-articulate, rectangular, apex not reaching above the apex of outer plate, apically bearing 4 plumose setae; outer plate with 9 setal-teeth arranged in a pseudocrown; inner plate with a well-developed shoulder, setae pappose. Maxilla 2 gaping and geniculate; outer plate with about 10 apical setae bearing distal hooks; inner plate with marginal and submarginal setae pappose. Maxilliped with inner plate subrectangular, not exceeding base of palp article 2, distal margin slightly concave, setose, medial setae-row present; outer plate only with inner margin bearing about 7 small robust setae; palp 4-articulate, article 2 distinctly shorter than article 1, inner margin produced distally, dactylus short, about 1/5 length of article 3.
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<paragraph id="153D25C876B68ABC2C5EE48A6DFA9955" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Gills present on coxae 2-7. Oostegites present on 2-5.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2F5F08289FAD42D238E9CDCC49C8405C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Figure 3.</emphasis>
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sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): H, head; A1, antenna 1; A2, antenna 2; UL, upper lip; LL, lower lip; Md L, left mandible; Md R, right mandible; Mx1, maxilla 1; Mx2, maxilla 2; Mxp, maxilliped.
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.
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Gnathopod 1 simple; coxa triangular, tapering, anterior margin convex; basis with anterior margin sinuous, both margins heavily setose; ischium not elongate, posterior margin bearing long setae, anterior margin with several short robust setae; carpus subequal in length to propodus, expanded distally, anterior margin bearing group of long setae distally, posterior margin setose; propodus tapering anterior margin bearing row of 6 robust setae about 2/3 length of propodus and two short robust setae subdistally, posterior surface rows of pectinate setae and rows of plumose setae; dactylus nearly straight, tapering, about 1/3 length of propodus. Gnathopod 2 simple; coxa much longer than broad, subrectangular, ventral margin slightly curved; basis much more slender than gnathopod 1, both margins setose; ischium slightly shorter than merus, subrectangular; carpus slender, not expanded distally, shorter than propodus, distal and posterior margin setose; propodus slender, setae on posterior surface similar to that of gnathopod 1; dactylus tapering, curved. Pereopod 3 coxa similar to that of gnathopod 2; basis linear, anterior margin bearing dense short robust setae, posterior margin bearing several long setae; ischium short; merus longer than carpus, anterodistally drawn out, with one long robust seta, posterior margin bearing several setae; carpus subequal in length to propodus, posterior margin with few setae; propodus with only posterior margin bearing few small setae; dactylus tapering, slightly curved. Pereopod 4 similar to pereopod 3, but coxa large, posteroventral lobe broadly rounded, posterior margin excavate. Pereopod 5 slightly longer than pereopod 4; coxa bilobate, posterior lobe deeper; basis linear, both margins setose; merus to dactylus of similar appearance to pereopod 4, but merus subequal in length to carpus, and propodus much slender, distinctly longer than carpus. Pereopod 6 longer than pereopod 5; coxa unilobate; basis expanded posteriorly, rounded below, anterior margin and anterior dorsal surface with several robust setae, posterior margin serrated with small setae; distal 5 articles of similar appearance to pereopod 5. Pereopod 7 shorter than pereopod 6, but longer than pereopod 5; basis expanded posteriorly, distinctly larger than that of pereopod 6, posterior margin serrated with small setae, beyond end of ischium; merus longer than carpus, margins setose; carpus shorter than propodus, anterior margin with three groups setae; propodus shorter than that of pereopod 6, anterior margin with small setae; dactylus slightly curved, tapering.
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<emphasis id="DBF68911905EE7410DB1BAB45D182E11" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Figure 4.</emphasis>
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sp. nov., MBM 286610, holotype, ♀ (8.9 mm): P3 R, right pereopod 3; P4 R, right pereopod 4; P5 R, right pereopod 5; P6 R, right pereopod 6; P7 R, right pereopod 7; U1 R, right uropod 1; U2 L, left uropod 2; U3 L, left uropod 3; T, telson.
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<emphasis id="CEE8A2C5DFBF4D88B929993EDBBABE52" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">
<emphasis id="015D6B98AE541CDAED2D78796C2503C7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Uropods and telson</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Uropod 1 peduncle 1.4 times longer than rami, outer margin densely setose, inner margin with only 2 robust setae; rami lanceolate, subequal in length, both rami with inner and outer margins setose. Uropod 2 shorter than uropod 1, peduncle subequal in length to rami, both margins setose; rami subequal in length, both rami with inner and outer margins setose. Uropod 3 shortest, peduncle distinctly shorter than rami, not setose; outer ramus 1-articulate, shorter than inner ramus, both rami with inner and outer margins setose. Telson longer than broad, without setae, cleft about 0.8 of total length, distally acute.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="3B26FC22081C9CFC541F590EF1E133A4" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="1DC1DC0E7506B3487DCF1EF16D3AD7B1" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3DBB383F9CEB854741A02B7D27199A6D" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">The new species is named after its type locality, the Caroline Plate.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D6765BCF859872607674AEF371E19778" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="991830A5EB52B7A59BE83B0B1921A8F5" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="425FCF92B45426F1C472097BDD184B14" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Presently known only from a seamount of the Caroline Plate, at a depth of 813-1221 m.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="848D8FF362D89CA7C50C15A72E68D554" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="9BB9372F74A129C4CC6B1CF7DD637739" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="941CE0A7D2323A170902D57397E19C74" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">
According to the revision of the family
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Dana, 1852 by
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,
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<emphasis id="A3AB2826E45124127596B03551D98BD8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus carolus</emphasis>
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sp. nov. belongs to the subfamily
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Dana, 1852. The new species shares distinctive characteristics with other species in the genus
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<emphasis id="EC5EABD6FBDBD89E5F6933B208732EC2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus</emphasis>
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, 1842, including a two-articulate palp of maxilla 1, a produced palp article 2 of the maxilliped, a conspicuously expanded basis of pereopod 6, a 1-articulate outer ramus of uropod 3, and a cleft telson. Two
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<emphasis id="41132F154E23C087DF64B4E4F646F421" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species,
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<emphasis id="A2CDCD445DEEB19E1A6B01138B76A0B5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Moore, 1992) and
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<emphasis id="19DF0C1F0805135ECC17D309835DB23F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gurjanova, 1962), have been previously reported in the North Pacific (
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;
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="12ACF9E6115EFB4E342450D2318382D6" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">
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<emphasis id="49E1B558C4BD283606A1B67362EE3574" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus cascadiensis</emphasis>
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(Moore, 1992) was originally reported from the Cascadia Abyssal Plain at a depth of 2740-2818 m (
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).
<taxonomicName id="AB9793076B6243865D7F1945BA266879" authorityName="Wang &amp; Sha &amp; Ren" authorityYear="2024" class="Malacostraca" family="Stegocephalidae" genus="Stegocephalus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Stegocephalus carolus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolus">
<emphasis id="E987A4F863D006D73A5CEE4A41716B2A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. differs from
<taxonomicName id="79E1E64724A50F8695FC7328E77DCEE0" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. cascadiensis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cascadiensis">
<emphasis id="D8732BAD2D8B74D67B8491815EEB5725" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the peduncle of antenna 1 longer than the first flagellar article, and the accessory flagellum extending beyond the distal margin of the first flagellar article. Additionally, the apical setae on the outer plate of maxilla 2 are hooked in the new species, whereas, they are unhooked in
<taxonomicName id="05B602EF3BA0BFF7A2F38FEB56DDA243" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. cascadiensis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cascadiensis">
<emphasis id="2493BA0731D95B60156E3F35C9A52E83" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In
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<emphasis id="A4A1418D50EBCA41BCF8907C4DBDFA63" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., the first palp article of the maxilliped is subequal in length to the second article, whereas in
<taxonomicName id="6F3CAA82F2E63D3BFDC8E40EA06CC469" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. cascadiensis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cascadiensis">
<emphasis id="B05C62D8EECBC9681D18BF0B155E4910" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the first palp article is much longer than the second. The inner plate of the maxilliped is subrectangular with a concave distal margin in
<taxonomicName id="A1C520350B1EC0C9977BE25FEA1A1797" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. carolus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolus">
<emphasis id="D95FFE6648C2F30903583125AACC083E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., whereas it is subtriangular in
<taxonomicName id="C4C05805BF3B680105C3E2DAB4658A9C" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. cascadiensis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cascadiensis">
<emphasis id="18FC9667C7C3C6BE514CE68EC76CA84E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The second palp article of the maxilliped in
<taxonomicName id="244C5DEBCE09E12B3464B7CE2A01402B" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. carolus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolus">
<emphasis id="F3140194CFD735AA330E467E6FD00891" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. has a produced inner margin, and the posterior margin of pereopod 7 is slightly serrate instead of smooth. Furthermore, the rami of uropod 2 are subequal in
<taxonomicName id="122FFED66377166B9DCACFD7F722D6E2" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. carolus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolus">
<emphasis id="0DF4EEFF8C85E79A1AB9CE93DCBFAC86" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., whereas the inner ramus is longer than the outer ramus in
<taxonomicName id="73F4A5BC653C8E2260C1920976C62DCB" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. cascadiensis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cascadiensis">
<emphasis id="BF2EBAE33A3DB92900DF22C0B13FBA23" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Lastly, the outer ramus of uropod 3 in
<taxonomicName id="660229AC5C87A44FBB2EBB2A4D0291DB" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. carolus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolus">
<emphasis id="0D72147B6CC2F2DF6A0AFE43FDA34110" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. is shorter than the inner ramus, while in
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<emphasis id="A767F4CFD294B957B12E85968F8F4AEC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. cascadiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is longer than the inner ramus (
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, fig. 7).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E488ACD446AD8F726CE217D593AFCAFA" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">
<taxonomicName id="EA9F634093C5D2B107ECEA22B7132210" baseAuthorityName="Gurjanova" baseAuthorityYear="1962" class="Malacostraca" family="Stegocephalidae" genus="Stegocephalus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Stegocephalus longicornis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longicornis">
<emphasis id="3D9D4BF452C287F9182AC5B26D828012" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Gurjanova, 1962) was originally reported from the Bering Sea at a depth of over 2440 m. The new species differs from
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<emphasis id="990AF338DCB343F42E3242D9F546512A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by: the shorter antenna 1, the 7-articulated primary flagellum and the 1-articulated accessory flagellum, while the primary flagellum is 11-articulate and the accessory flagellum is 3-articulate in
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<emphasis id="5E95F06181A4CE7E19BFB57579D9E238" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; the distal margin of the inner plate of the maxilliped is concave rather than convex, and the inner margin of palp article 2 is produced, versus not produced in
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<emphasis id="6F9F6DD3B136D16F756A256D0AE38B33" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; and the posteroventral corner of epimeral plate 3 is strongly produced and triangular, while epimeral plate 3 is only produced in a small triangular angle in
<taxonomicName id="FB59678AB2636D0E74FD9717D42E62D9" class="Crustacea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. longicornis" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longicornis">
<emphasis id="D6904D227AED8E4BD53C0474C5FD9855" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, fig. 130).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C2C8BB75E5D5C130BEDA882B1B6695C2" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">
The remaining species of
<taxonomicName id="A6CB827EEA3A3892AA4D72164279F191" authorityName="Kroyer" authorityYear="1842" class="Malacostraca" family="Stegocephalidae" genus="Stegocephalus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Stegocephalus" order="Amphipoda" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="072DE1403D872D0F1D534C894F0DEA2D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus</emphasis>
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are found in the Arctic, North Atlantic, or the Southern Ocean (
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).
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<emphasis id="77EB5863EEBC8AC21B8D61121CB55EC9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">Stegocephalus carolus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="347B454DCF356A73C753C90FABE83EE2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. abyssicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Oldevig, 1959) by its strongly projected posteroventral corner of the third epimeral plate (
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). It is also different from
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<emphasis id="6BC6D9F1D4FDAE577ADF71946D1C6F1A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. ampulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Phipps, 1774),
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<emphasis id="C4D1CB5D3CA27FD0B60CC02EB5F367C4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. inflatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, 1842,
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<emphasis id="CF3490AC24F1447CE84B404ACA27C789" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. rostrata</emphasis>
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KH Barnard, 1932, and
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<emphasis id="7D189FB74E3A4041493EC7AD054438AC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. similis</emphasis>
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Sars, 1891 by the absence of a rostrum (
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation id="6FE081ED8AE8A3CBD41DB3370818D308" DOI="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2001.tb00638.x" author="Berge, J" journalOrPublisher="Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" pagination="531 - 592" refId="B4" refString="Berge, J, Vader, W, 2001. Revision of the amphipod (Crustacea) family Stegocephalidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 133 (4): 531 - 592, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2001.tb00638.x" title="Revision of the amphipod (Crustacea) family Stegocephalidae." url="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2001.tb00638.x" volume="133" year="2001">Berge and Vader 2001</bibRefCitation>
). Especially, it differs from
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<emphasis id="DCDBF17FCA39739A83EC3A38D0CBC838" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. inflatus</emphasis>
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by the pale of maxillae 1 being 2-articulated, while it is 1-articulated in
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<emphasis id="B06A617C52DEBF78EA5E8FAA9DFF1820" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. inflatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, fig. 1B); epimeral plates 2 and 3 have the posteroventral corner broadly rounded, while epimeral plates 2 and 3 are produced into a sharp tooth in
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<emphasis id="8B8C0ADD5C15230954E41BF3005265E8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. inflatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, fig. 1A). Additionally, the new species can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="D6FD772132E8F346D032DC873074BC51" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. kergueleni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Schellenberg, 1926) and
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<emphasis id="8AB3965CB9558805E6F6548F7BA626C9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. nipoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(J.L. Barnard, 1961) by the presence of a toothed left lacinia mobilis, the posterior margin of gnathopod 1 is not densely setose; and the subacute posteroventral of epimeral 2 is not broadly rounded (
<bibRefCitation id="6F0BDC6E96F0303CBD5338BC9D5EAAF6" author="Schellenberg, A" journalOrPublisher=")" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" refId="B10" refString="Schellenberg, A, 1926. Amphipoda 3: Die Gammariden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer &quot;Valdivia&quot; 1898-1899 23(5): 195-243. [28 figs, 1 pl.]" title="Amphipoda 3: Die Gammariden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer &quot; Valdivia &quot; 1898 - 1899 23 (5): 195 - 243. [28 figs, 1 pl.]" year="1926">Schellenberg 1926</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="2EBE3C510E329936EB82E568ABFCC2C2" author="Barnard, JL" journalOrPublisher="Galathea Report" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" pagination="23 - 128" refId="B2" refString="Barnard, JL, 1961. Gammaridean Amphipoda from depths of 400-6000 meters. Galathea Report 5: 23 - 128" title="Gammaridean Amphipoda from depths of 400 - 6000 meters." volume="5" year="1961">Barnard 1961</bibRefCitation>
). Lastly, it also differs from
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<emphasis id="9ECA711B797DB5CC88DF56339BC0F541" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="121">S. similis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the shape of the third epimeral plate, which is neither serrated nor notched (
<bibRefCitation id="D01728AA778FE82311065D96B585FBD0" author="Oldevig, H" journalOrPublisher=")" pageId="0" pageNumber="121" pagination="1 - 132" refId="B9" refString="Oldevig, H, 1959. Arctic, Subarctic and Scandinavian Amphipods in the collections of the Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Goteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar, sjatte foljden (ser B.) 8 (2): 1 - 132" title="Arctic, Subarctic and Scandinavian Amphipods in the collections of the Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Goteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar, sjatte foljden (ser B." volume="8" year="1959">Oldevig 1959</bibRefCitation>
).
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