WoRMS taxon details
Melphidippa goesi Stebbing, 1899
102857 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:102857)
accepted
Species
Gammarus spinosa Goës, 1866 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melphidippa spinosa (Goës, 1866) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Gammarus spinosa Goës, 1866) Goës, A. T. (1866). Crustacea amphipoda maris Spetsbergiam alluentis cum speciebus aliis arcticis enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1865, 8, 517–536, pls 36–41. 1-20. [details] 
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern...
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); lower St. Lawrence estuary; Cobscook Bay [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. (2026). World Amphipoda Database. Melphidippa goesi Stebbing, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102857 on 2026-10-03
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Nomenclature
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(of Gammarus spinosa Goës, 1866) Goës, A. T. (1866). Crustacea amphipoda maris Spetsbergiam alluentis cum speciebus aliis arcticis enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1865, 8, 517–536, pls 36–41. 1-20. [details]
replacement name source Stebbing, T. R. R. (1899). Amphipoda from the Copenhagen Museum and other sources, part II. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Zoology.</em> (ser 2) 8: 395-432, Pls 30-35., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8599617/#page/493/mode/1up
page(s): 422 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>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.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
replacement name source Stebbing, T. R. R. (1899). Amphipoda from the Copenhagen Museum and other sources, part II. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Zoology.</em> (ser 2) 8: 395-432, Pls 30-35., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8599617/#page/493/mode/1up
page(s): 422 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>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.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Saguenay Fjord, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); lower St. Lawrence estuary; Cobscook Bay [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
