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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFA0FFE37925F9880BEF6178" bold="true" box="[817,1004,1562,1584]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Epikopais mystax</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="132A2A7AFFA0FFE37925F9D40BAA610B" box="[817,937,1606,1628]" captionStart-0="Figure 6" captionStart-1="Figure 7" captionStartId-0="8.[140,200,1830,1849]" captionStartId-1="9.[147,207,1830,1849]" captionTargetBox-0="[248,1339,250,1724]" captionTargetBox-1="[245,1340,231,1764]" captionTargetId-0="figure-23@8.[217,1363,227,1762]" captionTargetId-1="figure-4@9.[225,1371,193,1814]" captionTargetPageId-0="8" captionTargetPageId-1="9" captionText-0="Figure 6. Epikopais mystax gen. nov., sp. nov. ac, female holotype, 3.0 mm (NIWA 23790); dj, female paratype, 2.7 mm (NIWA 23791): a, dorsal view; b, lateral view; c, cephalon; d, right antenna 1; e, right antenna 2; f, left mandible; g, left mandibular molar; h, right mandibular molar; i, right mandible; j, left maxilla 1. Scale bar = 1 mm, for dorsal and lateral views only." captionText-1="Figure 7. Epikopais mystax gen. nov., sp. nov. ac, e, g, h, female paratype, 2.7 mm (NIWA 23791); d, f, i, female holotype, 3.0 mm (NIWA 23790): a, right maxilla 2; b, right maxilliped; c, right maxilliped palp; d, left pereopod 1; e, left pleopod 3; f, operculum; g, right pleopod 4; h, left pleopod 5; i, right uropod." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12211943" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12211945" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/12211943/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/12211945/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Figures 67</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFA0FFE37925F9E00BE061D2" box="[817,995,1650,1669]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Material examined</emphasis>
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). Female (undissected), type locality (
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.
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFA0FFE37925F8AE0BA46006" box="[817,935,1852,1873]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Description</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFA0FFE379A0F8AE0BFC6006" box="[948,1023,1852,1873]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="136">Female</emphasis>
. Body length 2.1 times width of pereonite 2; cuticle not highly calcified. Cephalon smooth; anterior cephalic flanges flap-like. Frons with long SS. Pereonites 15 anterior margins with SS; anterolateral margins of pereonites 34 with anteriorly facing lobes. Pereonite 6 and 7 ventrally without ornamentation. Pleon length 0.7 times proximal width.
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Figure 6.
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFAFFFEC7AF2F8B4098B606E" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[230,392,1830,1849]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="137" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mystax" status="gen. nov., sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFAFFFEC7AF2F8B4098B606E" box="[230,392,1830,1849]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="137">Epikopais mystax</emphasis>
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ac, female holotype, 3.0 mm (NIWA 23790); dj, female paratype, 2.7 mm (NIWA 23791): a, dorsal view; b, lateral view; c, cephalon; d, right antenna 1; e, right antenna 2; f, left mandible; g, left mandibular molar; h, right mandibular molar; i, right mandible; j, left maxilla 1. Scale bar = 1 mm, for dorsal and lateral views only.
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Figure 7.
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<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6FECB0A9C6501" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Antenna 1 article 1 length 2.1 times width, distal end with narrow extension, surface with 2 penicillate setae and 1 SS, distal margin with 5 sensillate RS and 1 penicillate seta; article 2 length 0.4 times article 1 length, distally with 4 sensillate RS; article 4 with 1 penicillate seta. Antenna 2 article 1 lateral margin with 1 sensillate RS; article 2 length equals article 1 length, distolateral margin with 3 sensillate RS; article 3 length 1.4 times article 1 length, with 4 sensillate RS, scale with 1 SS; article 4 length 1.3 times article 1 length, with 1 SS.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6FDCC0AAE63A6" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Mandible spine row present, with 3 short spines; molar distally with 2 serrate setae; right molar with distal denticle. Maxilla 1 lateral and mesial margins with fine SS; lateral lobe width 1.5 times mesial lobe width, distal margin with few fine SS, 3 RS, 4 dentate RS, 4 pectinate RS, and 1 bi-serrate RS, mesial lobe distally with many fine SS and 2 long pectinate setae. Maxilla 2 lateral lobe margins with fine SS; middle lobe width equals lateral lobe width; mesial lobe width 2.0 times lateral lobe width, mesial and distal margins with fine SS, distally also with 6 blunt SS, 3 toothed setae and 1 long pectinate seta. Maxilliped coxa rectangular, length 1.3 times width, and 0.3 times basis length, with 2 RS; basis length 3.6 times width, with 4 RS; endite with 3 coupling hooks, 4 toothed setae, 4 fan setae and few fine SS; palp article 1 with cuticular scales, distomesial margin with 1 RS; article 2 length 4.4 times article 1 length, lateral margin with cuticular scales and 1 distal RS, mesial margin with 3 distally pappose setae; article 3 length 2.3 times article 1 length, lateral margin with 1 RS, mesial margin with 2 SS and 7 distally pappose setae; article 4 length 0.9 times article 1 length, with 2 distally pappose setae; article 5 length 1.1 times article 1 length, lateral margin with 1 SS distally with 3 distally pappose setae and 1 SS; epipod length 1.6 times width, margins with cuticular scales.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6FB6A0AE3628F" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Pereopod 1 broken; ischium length 4.1 times width, inferior margin with 1 SS, lateral surface with 2 sensillate RS (on opposable surface), superior margin with 2 RS; merus length equals width, inferior margin with 3 SS, distosuperior margin with 2 SS; carpus length 3.4 times width, inferior margin with 5 SS, superior margin with 1 SS; propodus length 4.3 times width, inferior margin with 5 SS, superior margin with 2 SS; dactylus length 3.8 times proximal width, superior margin with 2 SS.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6FA720ABB6196" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Operculum length 2.1 times proximal width, distally with medial excision and veined lamellar extension, medial keel with row of short, plumose setae, proximally with 7 SS, distal surface with few scattered SS, lateral margins with numerous plumose setae, extending proximally towards keel. Pleopod 3 endopod length 1.4 times width, with 3 long plumose setae; exopod with 4 long plumose setae and 1 SS. Pleopod 4 endopod length 1.2 times width. Pleopod 5 length equals width.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6F95A0A2F6006" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Uropod protopod length 1.3 times width, margins with cuticular scales, lateral margin with 2 plumose setae, distal margin with 4 SS and 2 plumose setae; exopod 0.4 times protopod length, with 2 SS; endopod 0.6 times protopod length, with 5 penicillate setae and 2 SS.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE7AA6F8CB0A476038" blockId="10.[140,771,229,1903]" box="[178,580,1881,1903]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7AA6F8CB08F26039" box="[178,241,1881,1902]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Males</emphasis>
are not known from this species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE793DFF770CF2650F" blockId="10.[809,1441,229,601]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE793DFF770B8367AD" box="[809,896,229,250]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Remarks</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE799BFF770C4267AC" box="[911,1089,229,251]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Epikopais mystax</emphasis>
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is distinguished from the other species of
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE79D3FE900C296640" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[967,1066,258,279]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE79D3FE900C296640" box="[967,1066,258,279]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Epikopais</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by: the length of pereonites 14 being more elongate when compared to the natasome than seen in the other species of this genus; a row of simple setae along anterior margin of pereonite 5; and the frons with numerous long setae.
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE793DFEEA0B8A66DA" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[809,905,376,397]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mystax" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE793DFEEA0B8A66DA" box="[809,905,376,397]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. mystax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE799AFEE50BD866DB" box="[910,987,375,396]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE7E9AFEE50D4A66DA" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[1166,1353,375,397]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="waringa" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7E9AFEE50D4A66DA" box="[1166,1353,375,397]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Epikopais waringa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE7F5AFEE50D9E66DB" box="[1358,1437,375,396]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, but differs on several features.
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE7E42FE070CB666FD" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[1110,1205,405,426]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mystax" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7E42FE070CB666FD" box="[1110,1205,405,426]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. mystax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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has many more elongate setae on the frons and the body is much narrower than in
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE795CFE5D0BBF66B3" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[840,956,463,484]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="waringa" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE795CFE5D0BBF66B3" box="[840,956,463,484]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. waringa</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE79D2FE5D0C1A66B3" box="[966,1049,463,484]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Pereonites 14 are more elongate in comparison to pereonites
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7E7AFE7E0CCD6556" box="[1134,1230,492,513]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. mystax</emphasis>
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, while in
<taxonomicName id="4C114D7CFFADFFEE7F26FE7E0DA36556" authorityName="Merrin" authorityYear="2009" box="[1330,1440,492,513]" class="Malacostraca" family="Munnopsidae" genus="Epikopais" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="waringa" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7F26FE7E0DA36556" box="[1330,1440,492,513]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. waringa</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE793DFD9B0B7B6549" box="[809,888,521,542]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
pereonites 14 are shorter in comparison to pereonites 57. The operculum keel of
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7E56FDB40CA0656C" box="[1090,1187,550,571]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. mystax</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE7EBDFDB40CF4656C" box="[1193,1271,550,571]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is more elongate and less triangular than in
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<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE7E3BFDD10C9D650F" box="[1071,1182,579,600]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">E. waringa</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2565796FFADFFEE7EB7FDD10CF2650F" box="[1187,1265,579,600]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE793DFDFD0C4065F5" blockId="10.[809,1440,623,674]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE793DFDFD0BAC65D3" box="[809,943,623,644]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Distribution.</emphasis>
Bounty Trough, South Island,
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, between 13861586 metres.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAE36FFFFADFFEE793DFD2A0D4765BC" blockId="10.[809,1440,696,747]" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">
<emphasis id="B965EAEDFFADFFEE793DFD2A0B9D659A" box="[809,926,696,717]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="139">Etymology.</emphasis>
Mystax is Greek, meaning hair on the upper lip, in reference to the many long setae present on the frons.
</paragraph>
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