taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BD8792B13FFFE3D1B0FB0C6A286752.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ovigerous female, 31 mm, Western Australian Museum, WAM C 55780. Paratype, female, 27.5 mm, Australian Museum P. 72997 from same locality as the holotype. Locus typicus. Australia, Western Australia, Abrolhos, SS 10 / 2005 / 084, 29 ° 03 ' 39 " S 113 ° 38 ' 10 " E, 1000 – 1037 m, beam trawl, soft bottom, coll. Dr Stephen J. Keable, 2 December 2005.	en	Coleman, Charles Oliver, Lowry, James K. (2014): Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (3): 218-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.2
03BD8792B13FFFE3D1B0FB0C6A286752.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named for Rafael Lowry, the wonderful little son of the second author.	en	Coleman, Charles Oliver, Lowry, James K. (2014): Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (3): 218-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.2
03BD8792B13FFFE3D1B0FB0C6A286752.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Rostrum straight, as long as peduncle of antenna 1. Pereon with short mid-dorsal carina. Pleon with long pointed carinae, that on pleonite 2 longest. Urosomite 1 with upright pointed process and small hump on urosomite 3. Pereopod coxa 4 elongate, almost 2 × as long as coxa 3, apex narrow, pointed and curved laterally, posteromarginal excavation shallow. Pereopod coxa 5 with long narrow spine. Pereopod 6 coxa with pointed process on lateral face. Telson with narrow notch, depth 32 % of telson length.	en	Coleman, Charles Oliver, Lowry, James K. (2014): Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (3): 218-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.2
03BD8792B13FFFE3D1B0FB0C6A286752.taxon	description	Description. Based on female holotype, 31 mm. Body (Fig. 1). Pereonites 1 – 6 dorsally smooth; pereonite 7 with a mid-dorsal subacute tooth. Pleonites 1 – 3 strongly carinate, dorsal tooth of pleonite 2 longest. Epimera 1 – 3 ventrally roundly produced and setose; posteroventral angle of pleonites 1 – 2 acutely produced, that of pleonite 3 angular. Urosomite 1 with a mid-dorsal notch (seen from laterally) and an upright pointed tooth; urosomite 2 shortest; urosomite 3 with a rounded mid-dorsal elevation. Head. Ventral head lobe rounded (Fig. 2 a, c). Rostrum (Fig. 2 c) straight, slightly upcurved (dorsal head outline slightly concave, seen from laterally), ventral margin straight, longer than pereonite 1, reaching the apical margin of the 3 rd peduncular article of antenna 1. Eye subcircular. Short mediofrontal subacute protrusion ventrally of insertions of antennae 1 (Fig. 2 c). Antenna 1 (Fig. 2 b) peduncular article 1 longer than articles 2 – 3 combined (length ratios 1: 0.3: 0.2); articles 1 – 2 apical margin straight; accessory flagellum consisting of 1 tapering article, 1 / 3 rd the length of 1 st flagellar article; 1 st flagellar article about the length of peduncular article 2, flagellum of 43 articles. Antenna 2 (Fig. 2 g) peduncular article 1 shortest, article 2 with short gland cone, not exceeding peduncular article 3; article 4 slightly longer than article 5; flagellum of 60 articles. Upper lip (Fig. 2 d) ventrally rounded. Mandible (Fig. 4 a, c) with strong 7 - dentate incisor; left lacinia mobilis 5 - dentate, that of the right side narrower, blade-like and not dentate; setal row with 1 row of short and 1 row of long slender, inconspicuously serrate setae; molar slender and protruding, with a setose ridge on the anterior side; triturative molar surface bordered with acute teeth and a tuft of setae dorsally; mandibular body with group of long slender setae basally; palp 3 - articulate, palp article ratios from proximal to distal 1: 2.4: 2.5; article 2 with posteromarginal setation on apical half; article 3 densely bordered with setae of variable length posteromarginally, lateral face of article 3 covered with hair-like setae. Lower lip (Fig. 2 f) with pointed mandibular processes; mediodistal regions of distally tapering lobes densely capped with wide field of short setae. Maxilla 1 (Fig. 3 c) inner plate ovoid, with 12 stout plumose setae along the medial margin and some short setae subapically; outer plate obliquely truncate with 11 medially serrate spine-like setae, except for second one (counted from medially), which is bifid; palp 2 - articulate, basal article with oblique distal margin, article 2 about 3 × article 1 length, slightly curved inwards, apically serrate with insets of robust setae and additional subapical slender setae. Maxilla 2 (Fig. 3 a) inner lobe shorter and wider than outer, with setae along medial margin, shorter than those on outer plate; outer plate with a row of short slender setae and a row of long stout setae, which are medioapically serrate. Maxilliped (Figs 2 h, 3 b, d, e), inner plate reaching the length of the distal medial angle of palp article 1, apically with short setae and 3 nodular setae apicomedially and long setae along the medial margin; outer plate ovoid, surpassing half of palp article 2, distal margin with slender and distomedial margin with especially robust setae; distomedial region step-like produced with a submarginal row of short setae; palp 4 - articulate; article 1 with oblique distal margin; article 2 longest; article 3 half as wide as article 2; article 4 slightly curved, inner margin bordered with small teeth, with narrow unguis apically. Pereon. (Fig. 1, 2 a) Pereopod 1 – 3 coxae successively longer with ridge-like elevated lateral face; coxa 4 about 2 × the length of coxa 3, apex curved laterally; coxa 5 with long, slender, pointed process, directed posterolaterally. a b d c e f h g a b d c e b a d c a b c a b c Gnathopod 1 (Fig. 4 b, d) coxa somewhat concave anteromarginally, tapering distally, apically rounded, posteromarginally slightly convex; basis longer than coxa, slightly curved anteriorly, bordered with setae anteromarginally and with some long slender setae posteromarginally; ischium slightly wider than long; merus pointed distally, with longitudinal articulation of carpus; carpus distally slightly expanded with groups of posteromarginal setae; propodus 0.8 × carpus length, setation in groups especially on medial face; palm convex, with fine serration and several robust setae at the end palm, dactylus weakly curved with row of slender teeth on inner curvature, slender unguis apically. Gnathopod 2 (Fig. a, b) coxa of similar shape and basis to merus subequal to gnathopod 1, carpus and propodus of similar length and setation to gnathopod 1, but narrower; dactylus as for gnathopod 1. Pereopod 3 (Fig. 5 c) coxa tapering distally, apically rounded, posterior margin with round protrusion and notch dorsal to insertion of basis; basis subrectangular, setose on anterior margin and groups of setae posterolaterally; ischium as wide as long with rounded anterior margin; merus slightly curved posteriorly, without robust setae; carpus and propodus with groups of robust setae posteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.7: 0.8; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis. Pereopod 4 (Fig. 6 a, b) coxa strongly extended ventrally, with an elongate, slightly posteriorly and laterally curved apex, posterior margin excavate and with rounded lobe at proximal third; basis weakly expanded distally with setation along anterior margin and groups of setae at lateral face close to posterior margin, 1 group of the setae with especially long setae, distal margin densely setose; ischium about as long as wide, anterior margin rounded; merus without robust setae; on right body side carpus to dactylus deformed, shortened and void of almost all setae; on left side normally developed, carpus and propodus with groups of robust setae posteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.7: 0.8; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis. Pereopod 5 (Figs 6 c, 7 a) coxa with elongate posterior process; basis elongate with ridge on lateral face and additional ridge close to posterior margin, short angular process on posteroproximal margin and posteroventral rounded lobe, partly covering ischium; on right appendage (Fig. 7 a) ischium to dactylus deformed and void of setae (except for a very long one on ischium); left appendage normally developed (Fig. 6 c), ischium wider than long, distally lobate; merus slightly curved anteriorly, without robust setae; carpus and dactylus with robust setae anteromarginally; length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.9: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis. Pereopod 6 (Figs 7 b – d) on right body side deformed; on left side normally developed; coxa longer than wide with a pointed lobe on the lateral face; basis similar in shape and setation as on pereopod 5, but wider; ischium distally lobate; merus to dactylus as for pereopod 5, length ratios of merus to propodus 1: 0.9: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis. Pereopod 7 (Fig. 8 a) coxa longer than wide; basis wider than those of preceding appendages, ridge on lateral face, anterior margin weakly setose, posterior margin lobate, posteroventral lobe partly covering ischium; ischium wider than long; merus to propodus with groups of robust setae anteromarginally, length ratios 1: 1: 1.2; dactylus weakly curved with terminal unguis. Pleon. Pleopod 1 (Fig. 8 d) peduncle 2.5 × as long as wide with some long setae medioproximally and some shorter setae laterodistomarginally, 2 coupling hooks; outer ramus longer than inner with the usual set of plumose setae on both margins. Urosome. Uropod 1 (Fig. 8 c) peduncle subrectangular with small robust setae along the lateral margin; outer ramus slightly shorter than inner; inner ramus 1.1 × the length of the peduncle. Uropod 2 (Fig. 8 b) peduncle weakly expanded distally, with short robust setae lateromarginally; inner ramus 2.2 × the length of peduncle, outer ramus shorter than inner ramus. Uropod 3 (Fig. 8 e) peduncle shortest, with pointed distal process, rami subequal in length. Telson (Fig. 8 f) 1.2 as long as wide, rather narrowly notched 32 %, apices subangular, 2 plumose short setae each on both margins.	en	Coleman, Charles Oliver, Lowry, James K. (2014): Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (3): 218-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.2
03BD8792B13FFFE3D1B0FB0C6A286752.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Only known from type locality. This is the first Epimeria species from Western Australia.	en	Coleman, Charles Oliver, Lowry, James K. (2014): Epimeria rafaeli sp. nov. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Epimeriidae) from Western Australia. Zootaxa 3873 (3): 218-232, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.2
