similis macrodonta Verheye et al . 2016a Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea) d’Acoz, Cédric d’Udekem Verheye, Marie L. European Journal of Taxonomy 2017 2017-10-17 359 1 553 6G65Q Verheye, 2017 d’Acoz & Verheye 2017 [483,881,1859,1886] Malacostraca Epimeriidae Epimeria GBIF Animalia Amphipoda 35 36 Arthropoda species cyrano subgen. et sp. nov. Drakepimeria   urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7E682282-1C82-4A2B-BEEC-54B05FEEA37C  Figs 44–50  ‘Clade A  similis/ macrodontacomplex - SP1’ –  Verheye et al. 2016a, supplement: 2 (online).    Etymology Cyrano de Bergerac is the central character of the eponymous play by Edmond Rostand. In the play, Cyrano is described as endowed with a prominent nose. The name, which is a noun in apposition, alludes to the long, straight and anteriorly directed rostrum of the species.    Type material    Holotype RV Polarsterncruises:  SOUTHERN OCEAN: 1 ♀, cruise PS77, ANTXXVII/3, CAMBIO, stn 263-6, eastern Weddell Sea, BENDEX area, 70°38.66ʹ S, 10°28.16ʹ W to 70°39.50ʹ S, 10°32.91ʹ W, depth not given [Google Earth depth range for the coordinates:  867–955 m(accessed 27 Sep. 2016)], gear: “BPT” (presumably benthopelagic trawl),  21 Mar. 2011, coll. Ch. Havermansand H. Robert( RBINS, INV. 132967) [extraction I16; Genbank nr, COI: KU870842, 28S: KU759618].    Description ROSTRUM. Very long, reaching about tip of article 2 of peduncle of antenna 1, straight and anteriorly directed, sharp-tipped in lateral view. EYE. Medium-sized, elliptic. PEREION–PLEOSOME TOOTH PATTERN. All pereionites and pleosomites with large styliform mid-dorsal tooth and pair of large styliform dorsolateral teeth; the mid-dorsal tooth of pereionite 1 is oriented forward, the others are directed posteriorly, the most posterior ones being the most backwards directed; the size of the mid-dorsal teeth slightly increase backwards; pereionite 2 nearly as broad as pereionite 1. COXAE 1–3. Strongly carinate, curving forward and laterally, distally very sharp. COXA 4. Anterodorsal border weakly concave, and anteroventral border straight, the two border are joined by obtuse but very distinct angular discontinuity; anterior angle slightly projecting forward; ventral tooth medium-sized, long and styliform, curving laterally; lateral carina with lateral long and sharp styliform tooth pointing laterally (scarcely oriented backwards). COXA 5. With sharp, broadly styliform, carinate, lateral tooth pointing laterally or rather slightly obliquely backwards. COXA 6. With large, sharp and narrowly triangular, carinate, lateral tooth pointing obliquely backwards; posteroventral corner broadly rounded. COXA 7. With ventral border rounded, and posterior border nearly straight, with posteroventral angle bluntly rounded. EPIMERAL PLATES 1–3. Posteroventral angle produced into a very long styliform tooth. UROSOME TOOTH PATTERN. Urosomite 1 with very long styliform tooth pointing upwards (or very slightly backwards); urosomite 2 without pair of small posterior dorsolateral teeth pointing upwards. TELSON. Cleft on half of its length; tips of lobes blunt-tipped, slit of medium width, U-shaped. PEDUNCLE OF ANTENNA 1. Article 1–2 with trace of medial tooth or teeth; articles 1–3 with tiny ventral tooth, otherwise without ornamentation. GNATHOPODS 1–2. Gnathopods 1 and 2 a bit different, not narrowing distally: gnathopod 1 with propodus and especially carpus rather stout, with palm oblique and large; gnathopod 2 of normal slenderness, with palm oblique and large. PEREIOPODS 5–7. Merus, carpus and propodus of pereiopods 5–7 very slender, dactylus fairly long; basis of pereiopods 5–6 narrow, with posteroproximal process reduced to a very low proximal protrusion merging without angular discontinuity with the posterior border, with posterodistal tooth very small, reduced to a broad acute angle scarcely projecting posteriorly; basis of pereiopod 7 fairly narrow with posterodistal tooth triangular and sharp, followed more proximally by low inconspicuous concavity, directed obliquely.   Colour pattern White, with antennae and anterior part of body with a very pale pinkish hue; gnathopods and mouthparts blood red; eyes white.   Body length  23 mm.    Distribution Eastern shelf of the Weddell Sea at about 867– 955 m.    Remarks The only other species with long styliform teeth is  E. oxicarinata, but it belongs to a separate subgenus. The holotypeand unique specimen of  E. cyrano sp. nov.was apparently collected with a benthopelagic trawl. As the morphology of the species suggests a benthic life style, it is possible that the trawl operated close to the seafloor or hit the seafloor. 2625583325 2011-03-21 2016-09-27 2011-03-21 benthopelagic trawl RBINS Ch. Havermans & H. Robert 911 -70.65833 SOUTHERN OCEAN 9 -10.5485 36 37 RBINS, INV. 132967 1 1 holotype