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A new species ofBemlosShoemaker, 1925 (Amphipoda: Aoridae) from deep water off Tanabe Bay, Japan, with a review of the deep-sea aorids and their adaptations to the deep sea

Masafumi Kodama, Tomohiko Kawamura

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A new species of aorid amphipod, Bemlos seisuiaesp. nov., is described from deep muddy bottom off Tanabe Bay, Japan. The new species is characterized by its conspicuously slender and elongated pereopods 3–6. The aorids reported from deep water are reviewed, and their morphological adaptations to deep water are discussed.

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A new species of aorid amphipod, Bemlos seisuiaesp. nov., is described from deep muddy bottom off Tanabe Bay, Japan. The new species is characterized by its conspicuously slender and elongated pereopods 3–6. The aorids reported from deep water are reviewed, and their morphological adaptations to deep water are discussed.

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A new species of aorid amphipod, Bemlos seisuiaesp. nov., is described from deep muddy bottom off Tanabe Bay, Japan. The new species is characterized by its conspicuously slender and elongated pereopods 3–6. The aorids reported from deep water are reviewed, and their morphological adaptations to deep water are discussed.

Key concepts: Deep water, Deep sea, Bay, Amphipoda, Biology, Oceanography, Ecology, Crustacean

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