MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814)

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Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814)

Athanas nitescens

AphiaID

107486 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107486)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Athanas Leach, 1814

Original name

Palaemon nitescens Leach, 1814

Synonymised names

Alpheus vittatus Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Arete Diolectiana Heller, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Athanas alpheoides Czerniavsky, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Athanas nitescens f. nitescens (Leach, 1814) · unaccepted

Athanas nitescens f. rotundicauda Czerniavsky, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Athanas transitans var. pontica Czerniavsky, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Athanas veloculus Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cancer listellus Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted > unavailable name (described in synonymy)

Palaemon nitescens Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Palemon laevirhincus Risso, 1816 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Forma Athanas nitescens f. nitescens (Leach, 1814) accepted as Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814)
Forma Athanas nitescens f. rotundicauda Czerniavsky, 1884 accepted as Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Palaemon nitescens Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
note: [in Leach, 1813-1814] [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107486 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2007-06-04 11:36:54Z

checked

Fransen, Charles

2010-09-09 15:15:28Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2011-11-28 09:49:18Z

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Fransen, Charles

2020-05-22 11:43:31Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-02-02 16:51:48Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2022-05-13 08:15:22Z

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De Grave, Sammy

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Palaemon nitescens Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
note: [in Leach, 1813-1814] [details]

original description (of Palemon laevirhincus Risso, 1816) Risso, A. (1816). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice. [Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice.]. Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris. 175 pp., pls. 1-3. [details]

original description (of Cancer listellus Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. Antonelli: Venezia. [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]

original description (of Alpheus vittatus Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Sinonimia Moderna delle Specie Regisrate nell'Opera Intitolata: Descrizione de'Crostacei, de'Testacei e de'Pesci che Abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto Rappressentati in Figure, a Chiaro-scuro ed a Colori dall'Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense. Antonelli: Venezia. [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=wU09AAAAYAAJ [details]

original description (of Arete Diolectiana Heller, 1862) Heller, C. (1862). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntnis der Macrouren. Sitzungsberichte der mathematischnaturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 389-426, pls 1-2. [details]

original description (of Athanas veloculus Spence Bate, 1888) Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology. 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details]

original description (of Athanas transitans var. pontica Czerniavsky, 1884) Czerniavsky, V. (1884). Materialia ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasc II. Crustacea Decapoda Pontica Littoralia. Supplement XIII: 1-268, pls. 1-7 [In Russian and Latin]. [details]

original description (of Athanas nitescens f. rotundicauda Czerniavsky, 1884) Czerniavsky, V. (1884). Materialia ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasc II. Crustacea Decapoda Pontica Littoralia. Supplement XIII: 1-268, pls. 1-7 [In Russian and Latin]. [details]

original description (of Athanas alpheoides Czerniavsky, 1884) Czerniavsky, V. (1884). Materialia ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasc II. Crustacea Decapoda Pontica Littoralia. Supplement XIII: 1-268, pls. 1-7 [In Russian and Latin]. [details]

basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, 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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

Other

context source (WoRCS) Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. Diversity. 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors

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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]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]

additional source Holthuis, L.B.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (1993). Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. 15. Second Edition. [details]

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