WoRMS taxon details
Orchestia gambierensis Chevreux, 1907
556874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:556874)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chevreux, E. (1907). Amphipodes recueillis dans les possessions francaises de l'Oceanie par M.le Dr Seurat, Directeur du laboratoire de recherches biologiques de Rikitea (iles Gambier), 1902-1904. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 20: 470-527.
page(s): 491 [details]
page(s): 491 [details]
Type locality contained in Gambier Islands (South Australia)
type locality contained in Gambier Islands (South Australia) [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. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Orchestia gambierensis Chevreux, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556874 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Chevreux, E. (1907). Amphipodes recueillis dans les possessions francaises de l'Oceanie par M.le Dr Seurat, Directeur du laboratoire de recherches biologiques de Rikitea (iles Gambier), 1902-1904. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 20: 470-527.
page(s): 491 [details]
page(s): 491 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Habitat Under stones and algal debris on the shore. [details]Remark On current information this taxon will key out to Bellorchestia or Orchestia depending on character selection. Need information on mandible left lacinia mobilis, maxilliped palp article 4, gnathopod 1 palmate seta lobes, pereopod 4 carpus and dactylus, pereopods 5 to 7 simpli- or cuspidactylate (probably cuspidactylate). One character not in favour of Bellorchestia is the palmate seta lobes on male gnathopod 1. In O. gambierensis they are present on the carpus and propodus and there may be a small lobe on the merus. In Bellorchestia there is only a palmate setal lobe on the propodus. In Bellorchestia the dactyli of the perepopods are simplidactylate. Another possiblility is Transorchestia. [details]
