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A new species of Princaxelia from Shinkai Seep Field, Mariana Trench (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Pardaliscidae)

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ZOOKEYS
Volume -, Issue 1015, Pages 115-127

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PENSOFT PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1015.59683

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COI; deep sea; first record; hadal zone; Princaxelia marianaensis; systematics

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [JP17K15174, JP17H00820]

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This article describes a new species of marine pardaliscid amphipod from the Mariana Trench, marking the first description of this species from the region.
A new pardaliscid amphipod, Princaxelia marianaensis sp. nov., is described from a single female captured at the Shinkai Seep Field, Mariana Trench, from a depth of 5,689-5,683 m. A key to species of Princaxelia is provided. This is the first species of Princaxelia to be described from the Mariana Trench, and the second report of this genus from this region.

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