MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Brachyscelus Spence Bate, 1861

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Brachyscelus Spence Bate, 1861

Brachycelus

AphiaID

101792 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101792)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Brachyscelus crusculum Spence Bate, 1861 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Brachyscelidae Stephensen, 1923

Original name

Brachyscelus Spence Bate, 1861

Synonymised names

Schnehagenia Claus, 1871 · unaccepted

Thamyris Spence Bate, 1863 · unaccepted

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Species Brachyscelus crusculum Spence Bate, 1861
Species Brachyscelus globiceps (Claus, 1879)
Species Brachyscelus macrocephalus Stephensen, 1925
Species Brachyscelus rapacoides Stephensen, 1925
Species Brachyscelus rapax (Claus, 1871)
Species Brachyscelus acuticaudatus Stebbing, 1888 accepted as Brachyscelus crusculum Spence Bate, 1861 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachyscelus atlantideus Reid, 1955 accepted as Brachyscelus rapacoides Stephensen, 1925 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachyscelus latipes Stebbing, 1888 accepted as Brachyscelus globiceps (Claus, 1879) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachyscelus mediterranea (Claus, 1887) accepted as Brachyscelus globiceps (Claus, 1879) (junior sujective synonym)
Species Brachyscelus stebbingi Boone, 1935 accepted as Brachyscelus crusculum Spence Bate, 1861 (junior subjective synonym)
Species Brachyscelus bovallii Stebbing, 1888 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Brachyscelus inaequipes (Dana, 1853) (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Bate, C. S. (1861). On the morphology of some Amphipoda of the division Hyperina. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3. 8(43): 1-16, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15602049
page(s): 7 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark The use of the name ‘Spence Bate’ instead of ‘Bate’ is discussed herein. See page 201.

Taxonomic remark The use of the name ‘Spence Bate’ instead of ‘Bate’ is discussed herein. See page 201. [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Brachyscelus Spence Bate, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101792 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bellan-Santini, Denise

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Costello, Mark J.

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

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Martinez, Olga

2010-07-08 10:18:46Z

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Lowry, Jim

2017-01-24 17:10:07Z

changed

Horton, Tammy

2018-10-15 19:24:03Z

changed

Horton, Tammy

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original description Bate, C. S. (1861). On the morphology of some Amphipoda of the division Hyperina. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3. 8(43): 1-16, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15602049
page(s): 7 [details]

original description (of Thamyris Spence Bate, 1863) Bate, C. S. (1863). Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum Natural History: London. i-iv + 1-399, pls. 1-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.20901
page(s): 335 [details]

original description (of Schnehagenia Claus, 1871) Claus, C. (1871). Untersuchungen über den Bau und der Verwandtschaft der Hyperiden. Nachrichten von der Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und der Georg-Augustus-Universität zu Göttingen, Yahre 1871. 149–157. [details]

additional source Zeidler, W. (2016). A review of the families and genera of the superfamily Platysceloidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), together with keys to the families, genera and species. Zootaxa. 4192(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4192.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Bate, C. S. (1863). Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum Natural History: London. i-iv + 1-399, pls. 1-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.20901
page(s): 333 [details]

identification resource Zeidler, W. (2016). A review of the families and genera of the superfamily Platysceloidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), together with keys to the families, genera and species. Zootaxa. 4192(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4192.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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identification resource Zeidler, W. (2021). A review of the hyperiidean amphipod family Brachyscelidae Stephensen, 1923 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea). Zootaxa. 5026 (3): 405–439., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5026.3.4 [details] Available for editors

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identification resource Zeidler, W. (1992). Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidae) collected recently from eastern Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum. 44(1): 85-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.44.1992.29
page(s): 114 [details] Available for editors

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