WoRMS name details

Gammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888

214704  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214704)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Gammaropsis afer · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Stebbing, T.R.R. (1888). Report on the Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 29 (part 67): i-xxiv, 1-1737, pl. 1-212., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-67/htm/doc.html [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Etymology The specific name refers to the place of capture, just at the south of Africa  
Etymology The specific name refers to the place of capture, just at the south of Africa [details]

Distribution Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans (Griffiths, 1973).
Almost circumtropical (Griffiths, 1974).  
Distribution Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans (Griffiths, 1973).
Almost circumtropical (Griffiths, 1974). [details]
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. Gammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214704 on 2024-05-23
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2006-03-05 10:53:35Z
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2010-11-26 08:12:34Z
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2017-05-02 14:06:31Z
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2022-05-19 09:01:08Z
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original description Stebbing, T.R.R. (1888). Report on the Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 29 (part 67): i-xxiv, 1-1737, pl. 1-212., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-67/htm/doc.html [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Griffiths, C. L. (1973). The amphipoda of Southern Africa. I.The Gammaridea and Caprellidea of southern Moçambique. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 60(10): 265-306, figs: 4-11. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name refers to the place of capture, just at the south of Africa [details]

From other sources
Distribution Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans (Griffiths, 1973).
Almost circumtropical (Griffiths, 1974). [details]