North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

WoRMS taxon details

Megaluropus Hoek, 1889

AphiaID

101664 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101664)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Megaluropus agilis Hoek, 1889 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Megaluropidae Thomas & Barnard, 1986

Original name

Megaluropus Hoek, 1889

Synonymised names

Phylluropus K.H. Barnard, 1932 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

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Species Megaluropus agilis Hoek, 1889
Species Megaluropus aqabaensis Lyons & Myers, 1993
Species Megaluropus excavatus Ledoyer, 1979
Species Megaluropus massiliensis Ledoyer, 1976
Species Megaluropus monasteriensis Ledoyer, 1976
Species Megaluropus namaquaeensis Schellenberg, 1953
Species Megaluropus myersi McKinney, 1980 accepted as Gibberosus myersi (McKinney, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Megaluropus sinuatus (Ledoyer, 1968) accepted as Aurohornellia sinuatus (Ledoyer, 1968)
Species Megaluropus visendus J.L. Barnard, 1969 accepted as Resupinus visendus (J.L. Barnard, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

Hoek P.P.C. (1889). Crustacea Neerlandica. Nieue lijst van tot de fauna van Nederland behoorende schaaldiernen, met bijvoerging can enkele iin de Doordszee verder van de just waargenomen soorten. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging. ser. 2, 2, pp. 170-234, pls. 7-10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10087271
page(s): 197 [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. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Megaluropus Hoek, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101664 on 2025-03-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bellan-Santini, Denise

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

checked

Costello, Mark J.

2010-10-22 07:22:43Z

changed

Lowry, Jim

2010-10-22 14:09:17Z

changed

Lowry, Jim

2016-10-18 17:32:48Z

changed

Horton, Tammy

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Nomenclature

original description Hoek P.P.C. (1889). Crustacea Neerlandica. Nieue lijst van tot de fauna van Nederland behoorende schaaldiernen, met bijvoerging can enkele iin de Doordszee verder van de just waargenomen soorten. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging. ser. 2, 2, pp. 170-234, pls. 7-10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10087271
page(s): 197 [details]

original description (of Phylluropus K.H. Barnard, 1932) Barnard, K. H. (1932). Amphipoda. Discovery Reports. 5, 1-326. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. 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. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]