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Atylus falcatus Metzger, 1871

Picture of Atylus falcatus
Picture of Atylus falcatus

102126  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:102126)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Peracarida (Superorder)
  9. Amphipoda (Order)
  10. Amphilochidea (Suborder)
  11. Lysianassida (Infraorder)
  12. Synopiidira (Parvorder)
  13. Dexaminoidea (Superfamily)
  14. Atylidae (Family)
  15. Atylinae (Subfamily)
  16. Atylus (Genus)
  17. Atylus falcatus (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Metzger, A. (1871). Die wirbellosen Meeresthiere der Ostfriesischen Küste. <em>Ein Beitrag zur Fauna der deutschen Nordsee.</em> 21. Jahresber. Natur. Ges. Hannover, 1870-71: 20-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11258270 [details] 
Distribution A. falcatus is frequently found along the Dutch coast from the Voordelta to the Wadden islands and, in lower densities, at...  
Distribution A. falcatus is frequently found along the Dutch coast from the Voordelta to the Wadden islands and, in lower densities, at the shallow Dogger Bank. Both A. swamrnerdami and A. falcatus are absent from the Oyster Ground. In the Delta area, the Dutch Wadden Sea and at the Oyster Ground A. falcatus is absent. [details]

Distribution All British coasts, but apparently not common.  
Distribution All British coasts, but apparently not common. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Atylus falcatus Metzger, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102126 on 2024-11-21
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan-Santini, Denise
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
checked
Costello, Mark J.
2010-07-08 08:26:48Z
changed
Lowry, Jim
2021-09-20 07:34:59Z
changed
Horton, Tammy
2022-05-19 09:01:08Z
changed
Horton, Tammy

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original description Metzger, A. (1871). Die wirbellosen Meeresthiere der Ostfriesischen Küste. <em>Ein Beitrag zur Fauna der deutschen Nordsee.</em> 21. Jahresber. Natur. Ges. Hannover, 1870-71: 20-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11258270 [details] 

basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J. C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 44(2): 121-151. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Distribution A. falcatus is frequently found along the Dutch coast from the Voordelta to the Wadden islands and, in lower densities, at the shallow Dogger Bank. Both A. swamrnerdami and A. falcatus are absent from the Oyster Ground. In the Delta area, the Dutch Wadden Sea and at the Oyster Ground A. falcatus is absent. [details]

Distribution All British coasts, but apparently not common. [details]

Habitat In the study area, this species occurs in fine to mediurn sand with a low mud content. In literature A. falcatus is also described from shell or muddy sand (Lincoln, 1979). [details]

Morphology This amphipod has a length of up to about 7 mm. lts colour is pale white with brown patches. The body is strongly compressed. The head has a well developed, slender rostrum. The eyes are moderately large in females and very large in males. A. falcatus differs from A. swammerdami (q.v.) because of the large claspers found on the robust third pereopod (Lincoln, 1979; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details]
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