Deep-Sea taxon details
Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012
744818 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:744818)
accepted
Genus
Exitomelita sigynae Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tandberg, A.; Rapp, H.; Schander, C.; Vader, W.; Sweetman, A.; Berge, J. (2012). Exitomelita sigynae gen. et sp. nov.: a new amphipod from the Arctic Loki Castle vent field with potential gill ectosymbionts. Polar Biology 35(5): 705-716.
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Etymology The name Exitomelita is based on the Latin word for vent or outlet (exitus) combined with the older genus name Melita. This...
Etymology The name Exitomelita is based on the Latin word for vent or outlet (exitus) combined with the older genus name Melita. This is because this new genus appears highly adapted and specialized to the hydrothermal vent environment, in addition to its close relation to the Melita group. The name is feminine in gender. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744818 on 2025-06-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Exitomelita Tandberg, Rapp, Schander, Vader, Sweetman & Berge, 2012. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744818 on 2025-06-06
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Tandberg, A.; Rapp, H.; Schander, C.; Vader, W.; Sweetman, A.; Berge, J. (2012). Exitomelita sigynae gen. et sp. nov.: a new amphipod from the Arctic Loki Castle vent field with potential gill ectosymbionts. Polar Biology 35(5): 705-716.
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Etymology The name Exitomelita is based on the Latin word for vent or outlet (exitus) combined with the older genus name Melita. This is because this new genus appears highly adapted and specialized to the hydrothermal vent environment, in addition to its close relation to the Melita group. The name is feminine in gender. [details]
