North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

Macrobel taxon details

Diastylis Say, 1818

AphiaID

110398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110398)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Diastylidae Bate, 1856

Direct children (5)

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Species Diastylis bradyi Norman, 1879
Species Diastylis laevis Norman, 1869
Species Diastylis lucifera (Krøyer, 1837)
Species Diastylis rathkei (Krøyer, 1841)
Species Diastylis rugosa Sars, 1865

Environment

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

Original description

Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 313 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Watling, L.; Gerken, S. (2021). World Cumacea Database. Diastylis Say, 1818. Accessed through: Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (Macrobel) at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110398 on 2025-04-23

Thematic species database citation

Degraer, S.; Wittoeck, J.; Appeltans, W.; Cooreman, K.; Deprez, T.; Hillewaert, H.; Hostens, K.; Mees, J.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Vincx, M. (2006). Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf (Macrobel). Diastylis Say, 1818. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110398 on 2025-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Watling, Les

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original description Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 313 [details]

basis of record Watling, L. (2001). Cumacea, 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. 308-310 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Zimmer, C. (1933). Cumacea. The fauna of the North Sea and Baltic, 23(10.g4). Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft: Leipzig, Germany. 70-120 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Type designation OPINION 2020 (Case 3078)
Diastylis Say, 1818 (Crustacea, Cumacea): Cuma rathkii Krøyer, 1841 designated as type species

Abstract. The Commission has designated Cuma rathkii Krøyer, 1841 as the type species of the cumacean genus Diastylis Say, 1818, replacing D. arenarius Say, 1818, the original type species. The original material of D. arenarius is lost and the taxon is not identifiable from its description. [details]

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