Amphipoda taxon details
original description
Delić, T.; Trontelj, P.; Rendoš, M.; Fišer, C. (2017). The importance of naming cryptic species and the conservation of endemic subterranean amphipods. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 3391., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02938-z [details]
From editor or global species database
Ecology Subterranean. [details]
Editor's comment Described on a basis of DNA sequences only. [details]
Etymology The name is derived from the old German name of Kočevje town. The town was first mentioned in late 14 century under the name Gottschee, and by that time controlled by counts of Ortenburg. [details]
Type locality Cave Željnske jame, Željne, Kočevje, Slovenia [details]
Type material holotype is a specimen with voucher number NB488, paratype is an intact male from the same sample. Sample are deposited in the Zoological collection of the Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana. [details]
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