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Epikopais gen. nov. (Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae), a new genus of munnopsid isopod with three new species from the south-western Pacific

Kelly L. Merrin

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Merrin, K.L. 2009.Epikopais gen.nov.(Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae), a new genus of munnopsid isopod with three new species from the south-western Pacifi c. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66: 129-145.A new munnopsid isopod genus from the southern hemisphere, Epikopais gen.nov. is described here and includes Epikopais aries (Vanhöffen, 1914) comb.nov.from Antarctica and three new species described here from the south-west Pacifi c: Epikopais mystax sp.nov.from the Bounty Trough east of the South Island of New Zealand; and Epikopais poorei sp.nov.and Epikopais waringa sp.nov., both from the south-eastern Australian continental slope.Epikopais gen.nov.can be distinguished by the combination of the short laterally rounded cephalic frons; the absence of dorsal spines; the lack of a mandibular palp; the mandibular fossa, which curves along the lateral margin of the mandible; and the biramous uropods.

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Merrin, K.L. 2009.Epikopais gen.nov.(Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae), a new genus of munnopsid isopod with three new species from the south-western Pacifi c. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66: 129-145.A new munnopsid isopod genus from the southern hemisphere, Epikopais gen.nov. is described here and includes Epikopais aries (Vanhöffen, 1914) comb.nov.from Antarctica and three new species described here from the south-west Pacifi c: Epikopais mystax sp.nov.from the Bounty Trough east of the South Island of New Zealand; and Epikopais poorei sp.nov.and Epikopais waringa sp.nov., both from the south-eastern Australian continental slope.Epikopais gen.nov.can be distinguished by the combination of the short laterally rounded cephalic frons; the absence of dorsal spines; the lack of a mandibular palp; the mandibular fossa, which curves along the lateral margin of the mandible; and the biramous uropods.

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Merrin, K.L. 2009.Epikopais gen.nov.(Isopoda: Asellota: Munnopsidae), a new genus of munnopsid isopod with three new species from the south-western Pacifi c. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66: 129-145.A new munnopsid isopod genus from the southern hemisphere, Epikopais gen.nov. is described here and includes Epikopais aries (Vanhöffen, 1914) comb.nov.from Antarctica and three new species described here from the south-west Pacifi c: Epikopais mystax sp.nov.from the Bounty Trough east of the South Island of New Zealand; and Epikopais poorei sp.nov.and Epikopais waringa sp.nov., both from the south-eastern Australian continental slope.Epikopais gen.nov.can be distinguished by the combination of the short laterally rounded cephalic frons; the absence of dorsal spines; the lack of a mandibular palp; the mandibular fossa, which curves along the lateral margin of the mandible; and the biramous uropods.

Key concepts: Isopoda, Genus, Biology, Taxonomy (biology), Southern Hemisphere, Crustacean, Paleontology, Ecology

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