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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D1B0FB0C6E2466FC" bold="true" box="[151,350,1212,1238]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13FFFE8D1B0FB6F6F8266D2" box="[151,248,1247,1272]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 1" captionStart-1="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStart-2="FIGURE 3 a e" captionStart-3="FIGURE 4 a d" captionStart-4="FIGURE 5 a c" captionStart-5="FIGURE 6 a c" captionStart-6="FIGURE 7 a d" captionStart-7="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId-0="3.[151,250,1004,1026]" captionStartId-1="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionStartId-2="5.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionStartId-3="6.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionStartId-4="7.[151,250,1980,2002]" captionStartId-5="8.[151,250,1647,1669]" captionStartId-6="11.[151,250,1962,1984]" captionStartId-7="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionTargetBox-0="[152,1421,291,1003]" captionTargetId-0="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1072]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. Habitus. Scale bar = 5 mm." captionText-1="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." captionText-2="FIGURE 3 a e. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) maxilla 2; b) maxillipedal palp; c) maxilla 1; d) outer plate of maxilliped; e) inner plate of maxilliped. Scale bars: a e = 200 µm." captionText-3="FIGURE 4 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) left mandibular body, palp dissected; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 1; c) palp of mandible; d) gnathopod 1. Scale bars: a c = 200 µm; d = 1 mm." captionText-4="FIGURE 5 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) gnathopod 2; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 2; c) pereopod 3. Scale bars: a, c = 1 mm; b = 200 µm." captionText-5="FIGURE 6 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) right pereopod 4 with deformed carpus to dactylus; b) basis to dactylus of pereopod 4 from left body side; c) basis to dactylus of pereopod 5 from left body side. Scale bars: a c = 1 mm." captionText-6="FIGURE 7 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 5 of right body side with deformed ischium to dactylus; b) pereopod 6 of left body side; c, d) deformed pereopod 6 of right body side. Scale bars: a d = 1 mm." captionText-7="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/227957/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Figs 18</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D1B0FA976EFB676A" bold="true" box="[151,385,1319,1344]" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Material examined.</emphasis>
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, ovigerous female,
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C55780.
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, female,
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, Australian Museum P.72997 from same locality as the
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, Abrolhos, SS 10/2005/084,
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, beam trawl, soft bottom, coll. Dr Stephen J. Keable,
<date id="FFAA1044B13FFFE8D22FFA246CA96787" box="[776,979,1428,1453]" pageId="2" pageNumber="220" value="2005-12-02">2 December 2005</date>
.
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D1E0FA076E3467FA" bold="true" box="[199,334,1463,1488]" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named for Rafael Lowry, the wonderful little son of the second author.
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D1E0FA6C6E3B67DF" bold="true" box="[199,321,1500,1525]" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Rostrum straight, as long as peduncle of antenna 1. Pereon with short mid-dorsal carina. Pleon with long pointed carinae, that on pleonite 2 longest. Urosomite 1 with upright pointed process and small hump on urosomite 3. Pereopod coxa 4 elongate, almost 2 × as long as coxa 3, apex narrow, pointed and curved laterally, posteromarginal excavation shallow. Pereopod coxa 5 with long narrow spine. Pereopod 6 coxa with pointed process on lateral face.
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with narrow notch, depth 32% of
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length.
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Based on female
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,
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.
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(
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).
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D282F9216B666482" box="[933,1052,1681,1704]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Pereonites</emphasis>
16 dorsally smooth; pereonite 7 with a mid-dorsal subacute tooth. Pleonites 13 strongly carinate, dorsal tooth of pleonite 2 longest.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D42DF9056A1064E6" box="[1290,1386,1717,1740]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Epimera</emphasis>
13 ventrally roundly produced and setose; posteroventral angle of pleonites 12 acutely produced, that of pleonite 3 angular.
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1 with a mid-dorsal notch (seen from laterally) and an upright pointed tooth; urosomite 2 shortest; urosomite 3 with a rounded mid-dorsal elevation.
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D1E0F8F46E746577" bold="true" box="[199,270,1860,1885]" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Head.</emphasis>
Ventral head lobe rounded (
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D3E0F8F56C5C6576" box="[711,806,1861,1884]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Rostrum</emphasis>
(
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) straight, slightly upcurved (dorsal head outline slightly concave, seen from laterally), ventral margin straight, longer than pereonite 1, reaching the apical margin of the 3rd peduncular article of antenna 1.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13FFFE8D3A0F8206DCB658D" box="[647,689,1936,1959]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="220">Eye</emphasis>
subcircular. Short mediofrontal subacute protrusion ventrally of insertions of antennae 1 (
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D1B0FC5C6E696628" bold="true" box="[151,275,1004,1026]" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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, holotype, female 31 mm. Habitus. Scale bar = 5mm.
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D1E0FB9A6E406668" box="[199,314,1066,1090]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Antenna 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D06EFB996EE16668" box="[329,411,1065,1090]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 2b</figureCitation>
) peduncular article 1 longer than articles 23 combined (length ratios 1: 0.3: 0.2); articles 12 apical margin straight; accessory flagellum consisting of 1 tapering article, 1/3rd the length of 1st flagellar article; 1st flagellar article about the length of peduncular article 2, flagellum of 43 articles.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D59EFBC76A5466A5" box="[1209,1326,1143,1167]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Antenna 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D467FBC66AE966A5" box="[1344,1427,1142,1167]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">
Fig.
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) peduncular article 1 shortest, article 2 with short gland cone, not exceeding peduncular article 3; article 4 slightly longer than article 5; flagellum of 60 articles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13EFFE9D1E9FB546EAC658D" blockId="3.[151,1437,1065,2031]" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D1E9FB546E4166D6" box="[206,315,1251,1276]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Upper lip</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D06CFB536EE766D6" box="[331,413,1251,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 2d</figureCitation>
) ventrally rounded.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D3A6FB536D9766D6" box="[641,749,1251,1276]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Mandible</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D3DBFB536C1D66D1" box="[764,871,1251,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 a d" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionText="FIGURE 4 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) left mandibular body, palp dissected; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 1; c) palp of mandible; d) gnathopod 1. Scale bars: a c = 200 µm; d = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 4a, c</figureCitation>
) with strong 7-dentate incisor; left lacinia mobilis 5-dentate, that of the right side narrower, blade-like and not dentate; setal row with 1 row of short and 1 row of long slender, inconspicuously serrate setae; molar slender and protruding, with a setose ridge on the anterior side; triturative molar surface bordered with acute teeth and a tuft of setae dorsally; mandibular body with group of long slender setae basally; palp 3-articulate, palp article ratios from proximal to distal 1: 2.4: 2.5; article 2 with posteromarginal setation on apical half; article 3 densely bordered with setae of variable length posteromarginally, lateral face of article 3 covered with hair-like setae.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D237FA0C6CF867FE" box="[784,898,1467,1492]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Lower lip</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D2B1FA0B6C9367FE" box="[918,1001,1467,1492]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 2f</figureCitation>
) with pointed mandibular processes; mediodistal regions of distally tapering lobes densely capped with wide field of short setae.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D5E6FA6E6A5567DD" box="[1217,1327,1502,1527]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Maxilla 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D466FA6E6AE867DD" box="[1345,1426,1502,1527]" captionStart="FIGURE 3 a e" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionText="FIGURE 3 a e. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) maxilla 2; b) maxillipedal palp; c) maxilla 1; d) outer plate of maxilliped; e) inner plate of maxilliped. Scale bars: a e = 200 µm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 3c</figureCitation>
) inner plate ovoid, with 12 stout plumose setae along the medial margin and some short setae subapically; outer plate obliquely truncate with 11 medially serrate spine-like setae, except for second one (counted from medially), which is bifid; palp 2-articulate, basal article with oblique distal margin, article 2 about 3 × article 1 length, slightly curved inwards, apically serrate with insets of robust setae and additional subapical slender setae.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D5D6F9DE6A2464AD" box="[1265,1374,1646,1671]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Maxilla 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D449F9DE6FC86481" captionStart="FIGURE 3 a e" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionText="FIGURE 3 a e. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) maxilla 2; b) maxillipedal palp; c) maxilla 1; d) outer plate of maxilliped; e) inner plate of maxilliped. Scale bars: a e = 200 µm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 3a</figureCitation>
) inner lobe shorter and wider than outer, with setae along medial margin, shorter than those on outer plate; outer plate with a row of short slender setae and a row of long stout setae, which are medioapically serrate.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D404F9066AE664E5" box="[1315,1436,1718,1743]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Maxilliped</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D1B8F96B6F8264DE" box="[159,248,1755,1780]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Figs 2h</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D022F96B6E2664D9" box="[261,348,1755,1780]" captionStart="FIGURE 3 a e" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1975,1997]" captionText="FIGURE 3 a e. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) maxilla 2; b) maxillipedal palp; c) maxilla 1; d) outer plate of maxilliped; e) inner plate of maxilliped. Scale bars: a e = 200 µm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">3b, d, e</figureCitation>
), inner plate reaching the length of the distal medial angle of palp article 1, apically with short setae and 3 nodular setae apicomedially and long setae along the medial margin; outer plate ovoid, surpassing half of palp article 2, distal margin with slender and distomedial margin with especially robust setae; distomedial region step-like produced with a submarginal row of short setae; palp 4-articulate; article 1 with oblique distal margin; article 2 longest; article 3 half as wide as article 2; article 4 slightly curved, inner margin bordered with small teeth, with narrow unguis apically.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13EFFE9D1E0F8036AE765C5" blockId="3.[151,1437,1065,2031]" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13EFFE9D1E0F8036E5865E6" bold="true" box="[199,290,1971,1996]" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Pereon.</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D017F8036E0865E1" box="[304,370,1971,1996]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1004,1026]" captionTargetBox="[152,1421,291,1003]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1072]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. Habitus. Scale bar = 5 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/227957/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="221">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B13EFFE9D0A7F8036EE165E1" box="[384,411,1971,1995]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 a h" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1927,1949]" captionText="FIGURE 2 a h. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 1 3; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; b h = 1 mm." pageId="3" pageNumber="221">2a</figureCitation>
) Pereopod 13 coxae successively longer with ridge-like elevated lateral face; coxa 4 about 2 × the length of coxa 3, apex curved laterally; coxa 5 with long, slender, pointed process, directed posterolaterally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B139FFEED0B8FE9F6B3461A1" blockId="4.[415,431,303,333]" lastBlockId="4.[226,1102,868,947]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">a b d</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B139FFEED311FC256D3F6199" blockId="4.[226,1102,868,947]" box="[566,581,917,947]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">c</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B139FFEED304FB536B8464C9" blockId="4.[547,1326,1251,1296]" lastBlockId="4.[502,1278,1733,1800]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">e f h</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B139FFEED0D1F95A6D736522" blockId="4.[502,1278,1733,1800]" box="[502,521,1770,1800]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">g</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6B660CB139FFEED1B0F8376EC265F1" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B139FFEED1B0F8376EC265F1" blockId="4.[151,1436,1927,2011]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B139FFEED1B0F8376E4065B7" bold="true" box="[151,314,1927,1949]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">FIGURE 2ah.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C144D07B139FFEED067F8396E9265B7" box="[320,488,1927,1950]" class="Malacostraca" family="Epimeriidae" genus="Epimeria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="222" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rafaeli" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B139FFEED067F8396E9265B7" box="[320,488,1927,1950]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B139FFEED0C9F8376D4465B7" bold="true" box="[494,574,1927,1949]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25357EDB139FFEED0C9F8376D4465B7" box="[494,574,1927,1949]" pageId="4" pageNumber="222" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, female 31 mm. a) habitus; b) antenna 1; c) head with rostrum; d) upper lip (labrum); e) from left to right epimera 13; f) lower lip (hypopharynx); g) antenna 2; h) outline of left side of maxilliped. Scale bars: a = 5 mm; bh =1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B138FFECD37EFEF36C4E6333" blockId="5.[601,618,323,354]" lastBlockId="6.[800,820,250,281]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="224" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">a b d c e b</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6B660CB138FFEFD1B0F8076CF665C6" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B138FFEFD1B0F8076CF665C6" blockId="5.[151,1436,1975,2028]" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B138FFEFD1B0F8076E4265E7" bold="true" box="[151,312,1975,1997]" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">FIGURE 3ae.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C144D07B138FFEFD067F8096E9065E7" box="[320,490,1975,1998]" class="Malacostraca" family="Epimeriidae" genus="Epimeria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rafaeli" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B138FFEFD067F8096E9065E7" box="[320,490,1975,1998]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B138FFEFD0D6F8076D3865E7" bold="true" box="[497,578,1975,1997]" pageId="5" pageNumber="223">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25357EDB138FFEFD0D6F8076D3865E7" box="[497,578,1975,1997]" pageId="5" pageNumber="223" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, female 31 mm. a) maxilla 2; b) maxillipedal palp; c) maxilla 1; d) outer plate of maxilliped; e) inner plate of maxilliped. Scale bars: ae = 200 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13BFFECD1D1FEF66A3966BE" blockId="6.[246,263,326,357]" box="[246,1347,326,1172]" lastBlockId="6.[205,1347,1141,1198]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">a d</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13BFFECD1EAFB3F6FA76684" blockId="6.[205,1347,1141,1198]" box="[205,221,1167,1198]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">c</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6B660CB13BFFECD1B0F8016A6265CC" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13BFFECD1B0F8016A6265CC" blockId="6.[151,1435,1969,2022]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13BFFECD1B0F8016E4665ED" bold="true" box="[151,316,1969,1991]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">FIGURE 4ad.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C144D07B13BFFECD064F8026E9765ED" box="[323,493,1969,1991]" class="Malacostraca" family="Epimeriidae" genus="Epimeria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="6" pageNumber="224" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rafaeli" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13BFFECD064F8026E9765ED" box="[323,493,1969,1991]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13BFFECD0D3F8016D3C65ED" bold="true" box="[500,582,1969,1991]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25357EDB13BFFECD0D3F8016D3C65ED" box="[500,582,1969,1991]" pageId="6" pageNumber="224" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, female 31 mm. a) left mandibular body, palp dissected; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 1; c) palp of mandible; d) gnathopod 1. Scale bars: ac = 200 µm; d = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13AFFE3D1C8FF4F6B1F663A" blockId="7.[239,256,255,286]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,151,1401]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="227" pageId="7" pageNumber="225">
a b c a b c
<emphasis id="B960EA96B135FFE2D1E0F95F6E1B6522" box="[199,353,1775,1800]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">Gnathopod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B135FFE2D051F95F6E8B6522" box="[374,497,1775,1800]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 a d" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionText="FIGURE 4 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) left mandibular body, palp dissected; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 1; c) palp of mandible; d) gnathopod 1. Scale bars: a c = 200 µm; d = 1 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="226">Fig. 4b, d</figureCitation>
) coxa somewhat concave anteromarginally, tapering distally, apically rounded, posteromarginally slightly convex; basis longer than coxa, slightly curved anteriorly, bordered with setae anteromarginally and with some long slender setae posteromarginally; ischium slightly wider than long; merus pointed distally, with longitudinal articulation of carpus; carpus distally slightly expanded with groups of posteromarginal setae; propodus 0.8 × carpus length, setation in groups especially on medial face; palm convex, with fine serration and several robust setae at the end palm, dactylus weakly curved with row of slender teeth on inner curvature, slender unguis apically.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B135FFE2D37AF8776D8A65CA" box="[605,752,1991,2016]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">Gnathopod 2</emphasis>
(Fig. a, b) coxa of similar shape and basis to merus subequal to gnathopod 1, carpus and propodus of similar length and setation to gnathopod 1, but narrower; dactylus as for gnathopod 1.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D017FF0C6ECB62FE" box="[304,433,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pereopod 3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D0E6FF0C6D6A62FF" box="[449,528,188,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 5 a c" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1980,2002]" captionText="FIGURE 5 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) gnathopod 2; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 2; c) pereopod 3. Scale bars: a, c = 1 mm; b = 200 µm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 5c</figureCitation>
) coxa tapering distally, apically rounded, posterior margin with round protrusion and notch dorsal to insertion of basis; basis subrectangular, setose on anterior margin and groups of setae posterolaterally; ischium as wide as long with rounded anterior margin; merus slightly curved posteriorly, without robust setae; carpus and propodus with groups of robust setae posteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.7: 0.8; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D2B5FEFC6B68634E" box="[914,1042,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pereopod 4</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D507FEFC6BF1634F" box="[1056,1163,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 6 a c" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1647,1669]" captionText="FIGURE 6 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) right pereopod 4 with deformed carpus to dactylus; b) basis to dactylus of pereopod 4 from left body side; c) basis to dactylus of pereopod 5 from left body side. Scale bars: a c = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 6a, b</figureCitation>
) coxa strongly extended ventrally, with an elongate, slightly posteriorly and laterally curved apex, posterior margin excavate and with rounded lobe at proximal third; basis weakly expanded distally with setation along anterior margin and groups of setae at lateral face close to posterior margin, 1 group of the setae with especially long setae, distal margin densely setose; ischium about as long as wide, anterior margin rounded; merus without robust setae; on right body side carpus to dactylus deformed, shortened and void of almost all setae; on left side normally developed, carpus and propodus with groups of robust setae posteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.7: 0.8; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D31EFDF76DC06075" box="[569,698,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pereopod 5</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D3EFFDF76C64604A" box="[712,798,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 6 a c" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1647,1669]" captionText="FIGURE 6 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) right pereopod 4 with deformed carpus to dactylus; b) basis to dactylus of pereopod 4 from left body side; c) basis to dactylus of pereopod 5 from left body side. Scale bars: a c = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Figs 6c</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D20DFDF86C3F604A" box="[810,837,584,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 7 a d" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1962,1984]" captionText="FIGURE 7 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 5 of right body side with deformed ischium to dactylus; b) pereopod 6 of left body side; c, d) deformed pereopod 6 of right body side. Scale bars: a d = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">7a</figureCitation>
) coxa with elongate posterior process; basis elongate with ridge on lateral face and additional ridge close to posterior margin, short angular process on posteroproximal margin and posteroventral rounded lobe, partly covering ischium; on right appendage (
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D544FD3F6BC96082" box="[1123,1203,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 7 a d" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1962,1984]" captionText="FIGURE 7 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 5 of right body side with deformed ischium to dactylus; b) pereopod 6 of left body side; c, d) deformed pereopod 6 of right body side. Scale bars: a d = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 7a</figureCitation>
) ischium to dactylus deformed and void of setae (except for a very long one on ischium); left appendage normally developed (
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D41BFD046AF560E7" box="[1340,1423,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 6 a c" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1647,1669]" captionText="FIGURE 6 a c. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) right pereopod 4 with deformed carpus to dactylus; b) basis to dactylus of pereopod 4 from left body side; c) basis to dactylus of pereopod 5 from left body side. Scale bars: a c = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 6c</figureCitation>
), ischium wider than long, distally lobate; merus slightly curved anteriorly, without robust setae; carpus and dactylus with robust setae anteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.9: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D074FCAF6EA96112" box="[339,467,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pereopod 6</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D0C6FCAF6D286112" box="[481,594,799,824]" captionStart="FIGURE 7 a d" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1962,1984]" captionText="FIGURE 7 a d. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 5 of right body side with deformed ischium to dactylus; b) pereopod 6 of left body side; c, d) deformed pereopod 6 of right body side. Scale bars: a d = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Figs 7bd</figureCitation>
) on right body side deformed; on left side normally developed; coxa longer than wide with a pointed lobe on the lateral face; basis similar in shape and setation as on pereopod 5, but wider; ischium distally lobate; merus to dactylus as for pereopod 5, length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.9: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D3BFFC3C6C62618E" box="[664,792,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pereopod 7</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D201FC3C6C0F618E" box="[806,885,908,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8a</figureCitation>
) coxa longer than wide; basis wider than those of preceding appendages, ridge on lateral face, anterior margin weakly setose, posterior margin lobate, posteroventral lobe partly covering ischium; ischium wider than long; merus to propodus with groups of robust setae anteromarginally, length ratios 1: 1: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAB3684B13AFFEDD1B0F80C6C4B65DA" blockId="7.[151,1436,1980,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="225">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13AFFEDD1B0F80C6E4265F8" bold="true" box="[151,312,1980,2002]" pageId="7" pageNumber="225">FIGURE 5ac.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B13AFFEDD019F80D6E9D65F8" box="[318,487,1980,2002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="225">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B13AFFEDD0CAF80C6D4465F8" bold="true" box="[493,574,1980,2002]" pageId="7" pageNumber="225">
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</emphasis>
, holotype, female 31 mm. a) gnathopod 2; b) inner face of propodus and dactylus of gnathopod 2; c) pereopod 3. Scale bars: a, c = 1 mm; b = 200 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6B660CB135FFE2D1B0F9DF6FBC64E9" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B135FFE2D1B0F9DF6FBC64E9" blockId="8.[151,1435,1647,1731]" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B135FFE2D1B0F9DF6E4264AF" bold="true" box="[151,312,1647,1669]" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">FIGURE 6ac.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B135FFE2D018F9C16E9364AF" box="[319,489,1647,1670]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">Epimeria rafaeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B135FFE2D0D7F9DF6D3B64AF" bold="true" box="[496,577,1647,1669]" pageId="8" pageNumber="226">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25357EDB135FFE2D0D7F9DF6D3B64AF" box="[496,577,1647,1669]" pageId="8" pageNumber="226" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, holotype, female 31 mm. a) right pereopod 4 with deformed carpus to dactylus; b) basis to dactylus of pereopod 4 from left body side; c) basis to dactylus of pereopod 5 from left body side. Scale bars: ac = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B134FFE3D1E0FBAC6EE96657" blockId="9.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D1E0FBAC6E6B661F" bold="true" box="[199,273,1052,1077]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pleon.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D03EFBAC6EF7661E" box="[281,397,1052,1077]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Pleopod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D0B9FBAC6E8B661F" box="[414,497,1052,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8d</figureCitation>
) peduncle 2.5 × as long as wide with some long setae medioproximally and some shorter setae laterodistomarginally, 2 coupling hooks; outer ramus longer than inner with the usual set of plumose setae on both margins.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B134FFE3D1E0FB376EF4677F" blockId="9.[151,1437,151,1401]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D1E0FB376E43668A" bold="true" box="[199,313,1159,1184]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Urosome.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D066FB376ED7668A" box="[321,429,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Uropod 1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D09AFB376D77668A" box="[445,525,1159,1184]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8c</figureCitation>
) peduncle subrectangular with small robust setae along the lateral margin; outer ramus slightly shorter than inner; inner ramus 1.1 × the length of the peduncle.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D520FB1C6B0B66EE" box="[1031,1137,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Uropod 2</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D5A7FB1C6BAB66EF" box="[1152,1233,1196,1221]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8b</figureCitation>
) peduncle weakly expanded distally, with short robust setae lateromarginally; inner ramus 2.2 × the length of peduncle, outer ramus shorter than inner ramus.
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D0EFFB446D4D6726" box="[456,567,1268,1293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Uropod 3</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D36CFB446DE56726" box="[587,671,1268,1293]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8e</figureCitation>
) peduncle shortest, with pointed distal process, rami subequal in length.
<taxonomicName id="4C144D07B134FFE3D1CCFAA76E4B671A" box="[235,305,1303,1328]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="9" pageNumber="227" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D1CCFAA76E4B671A" box="[235,305,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Telson</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="132F2A01B134FFE3D065FAA76EF4671A" box="[322,398,1303,1328]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 a f" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1699,1721]" captionText="FIGURE 8 a f. Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov., holotype, female 31 mm. a) pereopod 7; b) uropod 2; c) uropod 1; d) pleopod 1; e) uropod 3; f) telson. Scale bars: a f = 1 mm." pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Fig. 8f</figureCitation>
) 1.2 as long as wide, rather narrowly notched 32%, apices subangular, 2 plumose short setae each on both margins.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C30E650FB134FFE3D1E0FAEF6A286752" box="[199,1362,1375,1401]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BAB3684B134FFE3D1E0FAEF6A286752" blockId="9.[151,1437,151,1401]" box="[199,1362,1375,1401]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">
<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D1E0FAEF6E1A6752" bold="true" box="[199,352,1375,1400]" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Distribution.</emphasis>
Only known from
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locality. This is the first
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<emphasis id="B960EA96B134FFE3D259FAD16C9C6752" box="[894,998,1377,1400]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Epimeria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species from Western
<collectingCountry id="F3037614B134FFE3D5C3FAEF6A346752" box="[1252,1358,1375,1400]" name="Australia" pageId="9" pageNumber="227">Australia</collectingCountry>
.
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