WoRMS taxon details
Parhyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853)
221362 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221362)
accepted
Species
Allorchestes hawaiensis Dana, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hyale brevipes Chevreux, 1901 · unaccepted
Hyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853) · unaccepted
Hyale nilssoni var. kuriensis Walker, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hyale trifoliadens Kunkel, 1910 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Parhyale trifoliadens Kunkel, 1910 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Allorchestes hawaiensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853 - 1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 900 [details]
page(s): 900 [details]
Type locality contained in Maui Island
type locality contained in Maui Island [details]
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m).
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m). [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. Parhyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221362 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Allorchestes hawaiensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853 - 1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 900 [details]
original description (of Hyale brevipes Chevreux, 1901) Chevreux, E. (1901). Crustacés Amphipodes. Mission scientifique de M. Ch. Alluaud aux Iles Séchelles (Mars, Avril, Mai 1892). <em>Mémoires de La Société zoologique de France.</em> 14: 388-438. [details]
original description (of Hyale trifoliadens Kunkel, 1910) Kunkel, B. W. (1910). The Amphipoda of Bermuda. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 1-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7321769
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Hyale nilssoni var. kuriensis Walker, 1904) Walker, A. O. (1904). Report on the Amphipoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar, with supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon. Part II. The Royal Society, London.</em> 229-300; 8 pls. [details]
basis of record Fishelson, L. (1971). Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 10(2): 113-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828 [details]
page(s): 900 [details]
original description (of Hyale brevipes Chevreux, 1901) Chevreux, E. (1901). Crustacés Amphipodes. Mission scientifique de M. Ch. Alluaud aux Iles Séchelles (Mars, Avril, Mai 1892). <em>Mémoires de La Société zoologique de France.</em> 14: 388-438. [details]
original description (of Hyale trifoliadens Kunkel, 1910) Kunkel, B. W. (1910). The Amphipoda of Bermuda. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 1-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7321769
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Hyale nilssoni var. kuriensis Walker, 1904) Walker, A. O. (1904). Report on the Amphipoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar, with supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon. Part II. The Royal Society, London.</em> 229-300; 8 pls. [details]
basis of record Fishelson, L. (1971). Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 10(2): 113-133., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Lowry, J. K. (2000). Taxonomic status of amphipod crustaceans in the South China Sea with a checklist of known species. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement.</em> 8: 309-342. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (PeRMS) Madrigal, M. D. (2007). Annotated checklist of the amphipods (Peracarida: Amphipoda) from the tropical eastern Pacific. <em>Contributions to the study of East Pacific Crustaceans.</em> 4: 63-195. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
biology source Browne, W. E.; Price, A. L.; Gerberding, M.; Patel, N. H. (2005). Stages of embryonic development in the amphipod crustacean,Parhyale hawaiensis. <em>genesis.</em> 42(3): 124-149., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/gene.20145 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Madrigal, M. D. (2007). Annotated checklist of the amphipods (Peracarida: Amphipoda) from the tropical eastern Pacific. <em>Contributions to the study of East Pacific Crustaceans.</em> 4: 63-195. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]biology source Browne, W. E.; Price, A. L.; Gerberding, M.; Patel, N. H. (2005). Stages of embryonic development in the amphipod crustacean,Parhyale hawaiensis. <em>genesis.</em> 42(3): 124-149., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/gene.20145 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m). [details]
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hyale brevipes Chevreux, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parhyale hawaiensis)
To GenBank (160 nucleotides; 135 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (27 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hyale brevipes Chevreux, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parhyale hawaiensis)
To GenBank (160 nucleotides; 135 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (27 records)
To ITIS
