Kürzel, Karlotta https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-5762
Lörz, Anne-Nina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9942-349X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (03G0309A)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (03G0309B)
Universität Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Article History
Received: 26 July 2025
Revised: 10 November 2025
Accepted: 15 November 2025
First Online: 12 February 2026
Declarations
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: No approval of research ethics committees was required to fulfil the goals of this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The genetic sequences of both new Epimeria species described in this paper are available in BOLD under the following accession numbers: Epimeria craigi AMPIV321-25, AMPIV322-25, AMPIV323-25, AMPIV324-25, AMPIV325-25; Epimeria freiwaldi CZAMP003-25. Additionally, the sequence for Epimeria aff. sophie can be found under accession number CZAMP004-25.
: Conceptualisation: KK and A-NL; analyses—original drawings: KK and A-NL; digital inkings: KK; visualisations: KK; writing—original draft preparation: KK; review and editing: KK and A-NL; supervision: A-NL.All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.