WoRMS taxon details
Hexaplax megalops Doflein, 1904
441037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:441037)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Doflein, F. (1904). Brachyura. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer 'Valdivia' 1898–1899. Band VI. Gustav Fischer, Jena, xiv + 314 pp., 58 pls. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Hexaplax megalops Doflein, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=441037 on 2026-01-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Doflein, F. (1904). Brachyura. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer 'Valdivia' 1898–1899. Band VI. Gustav Fischer, Jena, xiv + 314 pp., 58 pls. [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メダマムツアシガニ | [details] |