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Type: Article
Published: 2015-08-05
Page range: 84–90
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A new amphipod Nicippe rogeri sp. nov. (Crustacea, Pardaliscidae) from New Zealand’s deep sea 

National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 14901, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand. University Hamburg, Centrum für Naturkunde (CeNak), Zoologisches Museum, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 14901, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand.
Taxonomy New Zealand deep-sea Amphipoda Nicippe rogeri

Abstract

The amphipod family Pardaliscidae has a worldwide distribution and is considered to be especially common in the deep sea. This is the first record of the genus Nicippe in New Zealand waters and a new species, N. rogeri sp. nov is described in honour of Dr. Roger Bamber. This brings the number of species in the genus Nicippe worldwide to four. The new species is described in detail and a key to the four species of Nicippe is provided.