WoRMS name details
Transorchestia enigmatica (Bousfield & Carlton, 1967)
557364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557364)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Orchestia enigmatica Bousfield & Carlton, 1967) Bousfield, E. L.; Carlton, J. (1967). New Records of Talitridae (Crustacea: Amphipod) from the Central California Coast. <em>Bulletin of the Society of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 6(4): 277- 283. [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California [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. Transorchestia enigmatica (Bousfield & Carlton, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557364 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
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(of Orchestia enigmatica Bousfield & Carlton, 1967) Bousfield, E. L.; Carlton, J. (1967). New Records of Talitridae (Crustacea: Amphipod) from the Central California Coast. <em>Bulletin of the Society of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 6(4): 277- 283. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Under damp debris at waters edge, in association with the amphipod, Melita sp. and among tubes of polychaete Mercierella enigmatica. [details]Type specimen Holotype, male, CMNC 5761. Paratypes: female, CMNC 5761; 7 subadult males, 2 females, 59 juveniles, CMNC 5762; male, 15 mm, USNM 260765; 2 females, 9-10 mm, 1 juvenile, 4.5 mm, 15 mm, USNM 260765. [details]
