A new species of the genus Seba (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Sebidae) from a cold seep of Mariana Trench

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5570.2.7
• Publication Date: 2025-01-16T22:09:29Z
• Authors: DAIGO TOKUMORI; HIROMI KAYAMA WAT...; KATSUHIKO TANAKA; YASUHIKO OHARA; KO TOMIKAWA
• Keywords: Petroleum seep; Cold seep

A new species of sebid amphipod, Seba marianaensis sp. nov., is described from the Shinkai Seep Field, Mariana Trench, at a depth 5689–5683 m. nov. most similar to bathybia; however, it differs S. bathybia by setation mandibular palp and uropod 3 ramus shape gnathopod 1 coxa. This first record Sebidae Trench.