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 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. A barcode sequence is provided. Further investigations of photographic and video records revealed the genus Amathillopsis to be more widely distributed, both geographically and bathymetrically, than indicated by current literature records, and that these species occur at abyssal depths in all oceans. Specimens of Amathillopsis are reported clinging to a variety of different organisms whose erect structures provide the means to raise these charismatic deep-sea predators above the seafloor facilitating feeding opportunities.

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对Amathillopsidae（Amphipoda，甲壳纲）的调查，包括对新物种的描述，揭示了全世界深海中一种固执的生活方式

Amathillopsidae是分布广泛但很少采样的深海两栖动物科。在最近一次对北大西洋的考察中，用遥控车在深渊就地将标本贴在聚cha管上进行拍摄，然后取样进行进一步研究。该物种是科学新事物，在此进行了详细描述。提供了条形码序列。对摄影和录像记录的进一步研究表明，沙棘属在地理和测深上的分布比当前文献记录所表明的要广泛，并且这些物种分布在所有海洋的深渊中。