WoRMS taxon details
Cerapus benthophilus Thomas & Heard, 1979
AphiaID: 421588
AphiaID: 421588
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Amphipoda (Order) > Senticaudata (Suborder) > Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Photoidea (Superfamily) > Ischyroceridae (Family) > Ischyrocerinae (Subfamily) > Siphonoecetini (Tribe) > Cerapus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Cerapus Say, 1817 | ||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: LeCroy, S. E., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz, and E. Escobar-Briones. 2009. Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 941–972 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College [details] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Distribution | type locality: Mississippi [details] Caribbean Sea [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Mexico [details] USA [details] Venezuela [details] | ||||||||||
| Specimens |
Holotype: USNM 171350 [details]
Paratype: USNM 171351 [details] | ||||||||||
| Feedingtype | suspension feeder [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Amphipod Collection To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Amphipod Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Depth zone: Littoral (0 to 30 m). 1.5-3 m. [details] Habitat: Marine, muddy silt bottoms upon which it constructs conspicuous mats or “tufts” of interwoven tubes (Thomas & Heard, 1979). [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421588 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Lowry, J. (2013). Cerapus benthophilus Thomas & Heard, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421588 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||
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