Investigation of the Amathillopsidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea), including the description of a new species, reveals a clinging lifestyle in the deep sea worldwide

Amathillopsidae is a widely distributed, but rarely sampled family of deep-sea amphipods.During a recent expedition to the North Atlantic, specimens were filmed clinging to a polychaete tube in situ at Pouf abyssal depths by a Remote Operated Vehicle and then sampled for further study.The species was new to science and is described in detail herein

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