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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 1: 25 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.5
Page range: 97-115
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Two new species of Vemana Barnard, 1964 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Vemanidae) from abyssal depths in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean

Canadian Museum of Nature; Research Associate; Research and Collections; P.O. Box 3443; Station D; Ottawa; Ontario; K1P 6P4; Canada.
Sea Floor Ecosystems; National Oceanography Centre; European Way; Southampton SO14 3ZH; UK.
Crustacea abyssal Amphipoda Vemanidae Atlantic new species rare Vemana

Abstract

Sampling at abyssal depths in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean has provided six specimens of the rarely collected amphipod genus Vemana (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Amphilochidea, Alicelloidea, Vemanidae). These new collections represent two distinct entities which are fully illustrated and described herein as Vemana cuspidata sp. nov. and Vemana hortonae sp. nov. With the addition of the new material, the total number of known specimens is increased by 67%. The five species currently accepted in the genus are diagnosed and a key to all seven species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Hendrycks, E.A. & Thurston, M.H. (2025) Two new species of Vemana Barnard, 1964 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Vemanidae) from abyssal depths in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 5653 (1), 97–115. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.5