Sabatieria challengerensis Leduc, 2013, sp. n.

Sabatieria challengerensis sp. n. (Figs 4–5, Table 1) Material examined. Holotype male (NIWA 865987), collected 5 June 2007, western Challenger Plateau (532 m water depth), 40.8814 °S, 170.8603 °E. Characteristics of surface sediment layer (0–5 mm): mostly silt/clay (67.6 %), with fine sand (15.1 %) and very fine sand (11.4 %); calcium carbonate content: 56.0%; total organic matter content: 2.1 %; chloroplastic pigment concentration: 1344 ng /gDW sediment. Three male and four female paratypes (NIWA 865988), same data as holotype. Etymology. This species is named after Challenger Plateau, the t... Mehr ...