Epimeria (Metepimeria) intermedia Schellenberg, 1931

d’Acoz, Cédric d’Udekem & Verheye, Marie L., 2017, Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 359, pp. 1-553 : 118-119

Epimeria (Metepimeria) intermedia Schellenberg, 1931 forma B

Epimeria intermedia – K.H. Barnard, 1932: 177, figs 104c, 109. — Wakabara & Serejo, 1999: 642 (key, in part). — Coleman, 2007: 42 (in part), not fig. 20a–b (= Epimeria (Metepimeria) intermedia forma A), map 10 (circle, in part).

Epimeria sp. n. 2 – Rauschert & Arntz, 2015: 60, plate 53, unnumbered photograph.

Epimeria sp. n. 3 – Rauschert & Arntz, 2015: 125 (non Epimeria sp. n. 3 p. 54 pl. 61).

non Epimeria intermedia Schellenberg, 1931: 161 , fig. 84, pl. 1 fig. F. (= Epimeria (Metepimeria)

intermedia Schellenberg, 1931 forma A).

Body length

15 mm (K.H. Barnard 1932).

Colour pattern

Pure white ( Rauschert & Arntz 2015: 60, as Epimeria sp. n. 2).

Distribution

South Georgia, 88–273 m (K.H. Barnard 1932); Shag Rocks, 284 m (see remarks).

Remarks

There are substantial differences between the illustrations of E. intermedia given by Schellenberg (1931) and Coleman (2007) on one hand, and those of K.H. Barnard (1932). Coleman (2007) questions the conspecificity of these specimens. We agree and treat them as separate forma A and B. However we refrain to attribute them a formal taxonomic status, as no direct examination of these specimens was possible.

Rauschert & Arntz (2015) gave a colour photograph of a juvenile (6 mm) named “ Epimeria sp. n. 2”, which corresponds to the drawings of Epimeria intermedia forma B given by K.H. Barnard (1932). The collection details of the specimen were given in an early draft of the book: ANT-XIX/ 5 in stn 169-1, 53°22.94ʹ S, 42°41.37ʹ W to 53°22.89ʹ S, 42°41.50ʹ W (Shag Rocks), at 284 m.