North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

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Arcturidae Dana, 1849

AphiaID

118280 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118280)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Arcturus Latreille, 1829 (type by original designation)

Parent

Valvifera

Original name

Arcturidae Dana, 1849

Direct children (17)

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Genus Agularcturus Kensley, 1984
Genus Amesopous Stebbing, 1905
Genus Arctopsis Barnard, 1920
Genus Arcturina Koehler, 1911
Genus Arcturinella Poisson & Maury, 1931
Genus Arcturinoides Kensley, 1977
Genus Arcturopsis Koehler, 1911
Genus Arcturus Latreille, 1829
Genus Astacilla Cordiner, 1793
Genus Edwinjoycea Menzies & Kruczynski, 1983
Subfamily Edwinjoyceinae Müller, 1993
Genus Idarcturus Barnard, 1914
Genus Neastacilla Tattersall, 1921
Genus Parastacilla Hale, 1924
Genus Spectrarcturus Schultz, 1981
Genus Arcturella G. O. Sars, 1897 accepted as Astacilla Cordiner, 1793 (junior synonym)
Genus Arcturidae incertae sedis (temporary name)

Environment

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

Original description

Dana, J.D. (1849). Conspectus Crustaceorum quæ in orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicæ Fœderatæ Duce, lexit et descripsit. [An observation of the Crustacea which in circumnavigation of the globe, Charles Wilkes of the Navy of the Federal Republic, read and described]. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. 8(23): 276-285, 424-428., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27760802 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2024). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Arcturidae Dana, 1849. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118280 on 2025-03-01

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Arcturidae Dana, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118280 on 2025-03-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-05-02 12:40:44Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-11-27 17:31:00Z

checked

Schotte, Marilyn

2009-02-20 10:38:06Z

changed

Poore, Gary C.B.

2024-02-29 13:24:44Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description Dana, J.D. (1849). Conspectus Crustaceorum quæ in orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicæ Fœderatæ Duce, lexit et descripsit. [An observation of the Crustacea which in circumnavigation of the globe, Charles Wilkes of the Navy of the Federal Republic, read and described]. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. 8(23): 276-285, 424-428., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27760802 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, 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. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arcturidae)
To Genbank
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To The Arctic Traits Database (12 traits)
To ITIS

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