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Amphiascus Sars G.O., 1905

115305  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115305)

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Paramphiascopsis Lang, 1944 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Amphiascus affinis Sars G.O., 1906
  2. Species Amphiascus bulbiseta (Apostolov, 2011)
  3. Species Amphiascus ekmani (Lang, 1965) Huys, 2009
  4. Species Amphiascus giesbrechti Sars G.O., 1906
  5. Species Amphiascus pallidus Sars G.O., 1906
  6. Species Amphiascus paromolae (Soyer, 1973)
  7. Species Amphiascus parvulus (Claus, 1866)
  8. Species Amphiascus perplexus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
  9. Species Amphiascus pestai Monard, 1935
  10. Species Amphiascus polapinquus Marcus, 1966
  11. Species Amphiascus productus Sars G.O., 1906
  12. Species Amphiascus pyroiedes Monard, 1928
  13. Species Amphiascus rufescens Brian, 1925
  14. Species Amphiascus sahelensis Monard, 1936
  15. Species Amphiascus salammboi Klie, 1942
  16. Species Amphiascus soyeri (Lang, 1965)
  17. Species Amphiascus thalestroides Sars G.O., 1911
  18. Species Amphiascus triarticulatus (Moore, 1976)
  19. Species Amphiascus waihonu (Hicks, 1986)
  20. Species Amphiascus abyssi (Boeck, 1873) accepted as Pararobertsonia abyssi (Boeck, 1873)
  21. Species Amphiascus aegypticus Gurney, 1927 accepted as Amphiascopsis aegypticus (Gurney, 1927) accepted as Sarsamphiascus minutus (Claus, 1863)
  22. Species Amphiascus amblyops Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Mesamphiascus amblyops (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Sarsamphiascus amblyops (Sars G.O., 1911)
  23. Species Amphiascus ampullifer (Humes, 1953) accepted as Sarsamphiascus ampullifer (Humes, 1953)
  24. Species Amphiascus angolensis Monard, 1934 accepted as Robertsonia angolensis (Monard, 1934)
  25. Species Amphiascus angrapequensis Pesta, 1916 accepted as Amphiascopsis angrapequensis (Pesta, 1916)
  26. Species Amphiascus angustipes Gurney, 1927 accepted as Mesamphiascus angustipes (Gurney, 1927) accepted as Sarsamphiascus angustipes (Gurney, 1927)
  27. Species Amphiascus arcticus (Scott T., 1899) accepted as Amonardia arctica (Scott T., 1899)
  28. Species Amphiascus attenuatus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascopsis attenuatus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Pseudamphiascopsis attenuatus (Sars G.O., 1906)
  29. Species Amphiascus banyulensis Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascopsis banyulensis (Monard, 1928) accepted as Metamphiascopsis banyulensis (Monard, 1928)
  30. Species Amphiascus blanchardi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Mesamphiascus blanchardi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Typhlamphiascus blanchardi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
  31. Species Amphiascus brevicornis (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Typhlamphiascus brevicornis Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
  32. Species Amphiascus brevis Sars G.O., 1909 accepted as Sarsamphiascus brevis (Sars G.O., 1909)
  33. Species Amphiascus brunneus Willey, 1932 accepted as Pseudodiosaccopsis brunneus (Willey, 1932)
  34. Species Amphiascus bulbifer Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Mesamphiascus bulbifer (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Haloschizopera bulbifer (Sars G.O., 1911)
  35. Species Amphiascus calcarifer Sewell, 1940 accepted as Paramphiascella calcarifer (Sewell, 1940)
  36. Species Amphiascus catharinae Scott T., 1906 accepted as Sarsamphiascus minutus (Claus, 1863)
  37. Species Amphiascus caudaespinosus Brian, 1927 accepted as Sarsamphiascus caudaespinosus (Brian, 1927)
  38. Species Amphiascus ceylonicus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascopsis ceylonicus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  39. Species Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  40. Species Amphiascus clandestinus Klie, 1923 accepted as Schizopera (Schizopera) clandestina (Klie, 1923) accepted as Schizopera clandestina (Klie, 1923)
  41. Species Amphiascus commensalis Seiwell, 1928 accepted as Amphiascoides commensalis (Seiwell, 1928) accepted as Paramphiascella commensalis (Seiwell, 1928)
  42. Species Amphiascus confusus (Scott T., 1902) accepted as Mesamphiascus confusus (Scott T., 1902) accepted as Typhlamphiascus confusus (Scott T., 1902)
  43. Species Amphiascus congener Sars G.O., 1909 accepted as Sarsamphiascus congener (Sars G.O., 1909)
  44. Species Amphiascus coralicola Sewell, 1940 accepted as Amphiascopsis coralicola (Sewell, 1940)
  45. Species Amphiascus ctenophorus Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascoides ctenophorus (Monard, 1928) accepted as Robertgurneya rostrata (Gurney, 1927)
  46. Species Amphiascus dactylifer Wilson C.B., 1932 accepted as Robertgurneya dactylifer (Wilson C.B., 1932)
  47. Species Amphiascus debilis (Giesbrecht, 1881) accepted as Amphiascoides debilis (Giesbrecht, 1881)
  48. Species Amphiascus debiloides Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascoides brevifurca (Czerniavsky, 1868)
  49. Species Amphiascus demersus Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Sarsamphiascus demersus (Nicholls, 1939)
  50. Species Amphiascus dentatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Paradiosaccus dentatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Diosaccus dentatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) (Removed from Amphiascus to Paradiosaccus by Lang (1944, 1948))
  51. Species Amphiascus denticulatus (Thompson I.C., 1893) accepted as Mesamphiascus denticulatus (Thompson I.C., 1893) accepted as Bulbamphiascus denticulatus (Thompson I.C., 1893)
  52. Species Amphiascus dentiformis Coull, 1971 accepted as Sarsamphiascus dentiformis (Coull, 1971)
  53. Species Amphiascus dictydiophorus Monard, 1924 accepted as Robertgurneya dictydiophora (Monard, 1924)
  54. Species Amphiascus discrepans Mielke, 1989 accepted as Sarsamphiascus discrepans (Mielke, 1989)
  55. Species Amphiascus dubius Jakubisiak, 1933 accepted as Amonardia similis (Claus, 1866)
  56. Species Amphiascus ecaudatus Monard, 1936 accepted as Robertgurneya ecaudata (Monard, 1936)
  57. Species Amphiascus elongatus Itô Tat, 1972 accepted as Sarsamphiascus elongatus (Itô Tat, 1972)
  58. Species Amphiascus erythraeus (Scott A., 1902) accepted as Mesamphiascus erythraeus (Scott A., 1902) accepted as Robertgurneya erythraeus (Scott A., 1902) accepted as Robertgurneya erythraea (Scott A., 1902)
  59. Species Amphiascus exiguus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Mesamphiascus exiguus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Haloschizopera exigua (Sars G.O., 1906)
  60. Species Amphiascus falklandiensis Lang, 1936 accepted as Robertgurneya falklandiensis (Lang, 1936)
  61. Species Amphiascus fucicolus Scott T., 1912 accepted as Amphiascopsis fucicolus (Scott T., 1912) accepted as Amonardia similis (Claus, 1866)
  62. Species Amphiascus gauthieri Monard, 1936 accepted as Mesamphiascus gauthieri (Monard, 1936) accepted as Sarsamphiascus gauthieri (Monard, 1936)
  63. Species Amphiascus gracilicaudata (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Typhlamphiascus gracilicaudatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
  64. Species Amphiascus gracilis Lang, 1936 accepted as Amphiascopsis gracilis (Lang, 1936) accepted as Sarsamphiascus gracilis (Lang, 1936)
  65. Species Amphiascus graciloides Klie, 1950 accepted as Sarsamphiascus graciloides (Klie, 1950)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus graciloides trisetatus Klie, 1950 accepted as Sarsamphiascus tenuiremis (Brady & Robertson, 1876)
  66. Species Amphiascus hamiltoni (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascopsis hamiltoni (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Diosaccus hamiltoni (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
  67. Species Amphiascus hanseni (Brady, 1899) accepted as Amphiascopsis hanseni (Brady, 1899) accepted as Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  68. Species Amphiascus havelocki (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascopsis havelocki (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  69. Species Amphiascus herdmani Scott A., 1896 accepted as Pseudamphiascopsis herdmani (Scott A., 1896)
  70. Species Amphiascus hirsutus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Metamphiascopsis hirsutus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) represented as Metamphiascopsis hirsutus hirsutus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus hirsutus bermudae Willey, 1930 accepted as Amphiascopsis hirsutus bermudae (Willey, 1930) accepted as Metamphiascopsis hirsutus bermudae (Willey, 1930)
  71. Species Amphiascus hirtus Gurney, 1927 accepted as Amphiascopsis hirtus (Gurney, 1927) accepted as Sarsamphiascus hirtus (Gurney, 1927)
  72. Species Amphiascus hispidus (Brady, 1880) accepted as Amphiascoides hispidus (Brady, 1880) accepted as Paramphiascella hispida (Brady, 1880)
  73. Species Amphiascus hyperboreus (Scott T., 1903) accepted as Amphiascoides hyperboreus (Scott T., 1903) accepted as Paramphiascella hyperborea (Scott T., 1903)
  74. Species Amphiascus ilievecensis Monard, 1935 accepted as Robertgurneya ilievecensis (Monard, 1935)
  75. Species Amphiascus imperator Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascopsis imperator (Monard, 1928) accepted as Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  76. Species Amphiascus imus (Brady, 1872) accepted as Mesamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872) accepted as Bulbamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872) (transferred to Bulbamphiascus)
  77. Species Amphiascus inermis Sewell, 1940 accepted as Bulbamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872)
  78. Species Amphiascus intermedius (Scott T., 1897) accepted as Amphiascoides intermedius (Scott T., 1897) accepted as Paramphiascella intermedia (Scott T., 1897)
  79. Species Amphiascus invaginatus Monard, 1926 accepted as Amphiascoides invaginatus (Monard, 1926) accepted as Paramphiascella invaginata (Monard, 1926)
  80. Species Amphiascus junodi Monard, 1935 accepted as Haloschizopera pygmaea (Norman & Scott T., 1905)
  81. Species Amphiascus kawamurai Ueda & Nagai, 2005 accepted as Sarsamphiascus kawamurai (Ueda & Nagai, 2005)
  82. Species Amphiascus lagenirostris Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Mesamphiascus lagenirostris (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Rhyncholagena lagenirostris (Sars G.O., 1911)
  83. Species Amphiascus lagunaris Grandori, 1925 accepted as Amphiascopsis lagunaris (Grandori, 1925) accepted as Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  84. Species Amphiascus lamellifer Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Typhlamphiascus lamellifer (Sars G.O., 1911) represented as Typhlamphiascus lamellifer lamellifer (Sars G.O., 1911) (generic transfer)
  85. Species Amphiascus langi Monard, 1936 accepted as Amphiascoides langi (Monard, 1936) accepted as Paramphiascella langi (Monard, 1936)
  86. Species Amphiascus latifolius Sars G.O., 1909 accepted as Amphiascopsis latifolius (Sars G.O., 1909) accepted as Dactylopodamphiascopsis latifolius (Sars G.O., 1909)
  87. Species Amphiascus latilobus Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascopsis thalestroides (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Amphiascus thalestroides Sars G.O., 1911
  88. Species Amphiascus linearis Sars G.O., 1907 accepted as Amphiascella linearis (Sars G.O., 1907) accepted as Amphiascoides linearis (Sars G.O., 1907) accepted as Amphiascoides neglectus (Norman & Scott T., 1905)
  89. Species Amphiascus lobatus Hicks, 1971 accepted as Sarsamphiascus lobatus (Hicks, 1971)
  90. Species Amphiascus longarticulatus Marcus, 1974 accepted as Sarsamphiascus longiarticulatus (Marcus, 1974)
  91. Species Amphiascus longirostris (Claus, 1863) accepted as Paramphiascopsis longirostris (Claus, 1863)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus longirostris finmarchicus Scott T., 1903 accepted as Amphiascus longirostris (Claus, 1863) accepted as Paramphiascopsis longirostris (Claus, 1863)
  92. Species Amphiascus maldivensis (Wolfenden, 1905) accepted as Amphiascopsis maldivensis (Wolfenden, 1905)
  93. Species Amphiascus mathoi Monard, 1935 accepted as Mesamphiascus mathoi (Monard, 1935) accepted as Haloschizopera mathoi (Monard, 1935) (generic transfer)
  94. Species Amphiascus minutus (Claus, 1863) accepted as Sarsamphiascus minutus (Claus, 1863)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus minutus calcaratus Willey, 1935 accepted as Sarsamphiascus minutus (Claus, 1863)
  95. Species Amphiascus monardi Lang, 1934 accepted as Amphiascopsis monardi (Lang, 1935) accepted as Metamphiascopsis monardi (Lang, 1935)
  96. Species Amphiascus nana Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascoides nanus (Sars G.O., 1906) (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling)
  97. Species Amphiascus nanoides Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Amphiascoides nanoides (Sars G.O., 1911)
  98. Species Amphiascus nanus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascoides nanus (Sars G.O., 1906)
  99. Species Amphiascus nasutus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascopsis nasutus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Amonardia arctica (Scott T., 1899)
  100. Species Amphiascus nicobaricus Sewell, 1940 accepted as Metamphiascopsis nicobaricus (Sewell, 1940)
  101. Species Amphiascus normani Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Mesamphiascus normani (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Bulbamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872) (synonym)
  102. Species Amphiascus obscurus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascus cinctus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  103. Species Amphiascus pacificus Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Mesamphiascus pacificus (Sars G.O., 1905) accepted as Sarsamphiascus pacificus (Sars G.O., 1905)
  104. Species Amphiascus paracaudaespinosus Roe, 1958 accepted as Sarsamphiascus paracaudaespinosus (Roe, 1958)
  105. Species Amphiascus parvus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Mesamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O, 1906)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus parvus tenuis (Brian, 1921)
  106. Species Amphiascus phyllopus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Amphiascopsis phyllopus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Amonardia phyllopus (Sars G.O., 1906)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus phyllopus genvensis Brian, 1921 accepted as Amonardia phyllopus (Sars G.O., 1906)
  107. Species Amphiascus polapinqvus Marcus, 1966 accepted as Amphiascus polapinquus Marcus, 1966 (lapsus calami)
  108. Species Amphiascus polaris Sars G.O., 1909 accepted as Sarsamphiascus polaris (Sars G.O., 1909)
  109. Species Amphiascus profundus Becker & Schriever, 1979 accepted as Sarsamphiascus profundus (Becker & Schriever, 1979)
  110. Species Amphiascus propinquus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Mesamphiascus propinquus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus propinquus (Sars G.O., 1906)
  111. Species Amphiascus proximus Scott T., 1914 accepted as Amphiascoides proximus (Scott T., 1914)
  112. Species Amphiascus rebus Sewell, 1940 accepted as Amphiascopsis rebus (Sewell, 1940) accepted as Diosaccus rebus (Sewell, 1940)
  113. Species Amphiascus roberti Monard, 1935 accepted as Amphiascoides roberti (Monard, 1935) accepted as Paramphiascella roberti (Monard, 1935)
  114. Species Amphiascus robinsonii (Scott A., 1902) accepted as Amphiascoides robinsonii (Scott A., 1902) accepted as Paramphiascella robinsonii (Scott A., 1902)
  115. Species Amphiascus robustus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Amphiascopsis robustus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) accepted as Diosaccus robustus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
  116. Species Amphiascus rostratus Gurney, 1927 accepted as Robertgurneya rostrata (Gurney, 1927)
  117. Species Amphiascus scotti Sewell, 1924 accepted as Robertsonia propinqua (Scott T., 1894) (synonym)
  118. Species Amphiascus sexsetatus Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascopsis sexsetatus (Monard, 1928)
  119. Species Amphiascus similis (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amphiascopsis similis (Claus, 1866) accepted as Amonardia similis (Claus, 1866)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus similis ingens Brian, 1928
  120. Species Amphiascus simulans (Norman & Scott T., 1905) accepted as Mesamphiascus simulans (Norman & Scott T., 1905) accepted as Robertgurneya simulans (Norman & Scott T., 1905)
  121. Species Amphiascus sinuatus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Mesamphiascus sinuatus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus sinuatus (Sars G.O., 1906)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus sinuatus indistinctus Brian, 1927
  122. Species Amphiascus southgeorgiensis Lang, 1936 accepted as Amphiascopsis southgeorgiensis (Lang, 1936)
  123. Species Amphiascus speciosus Brian, 1921 accepted as Amphiascoides speciosus (Brian, 1921) accepted as Robertgurneya speciosus (Brian, 1921) accepted as Amphiascella brevifurca (Czerniavsky, 1868) accepted as Amphiascoides brevifurca (Czerniavsky, 1868)
  124. Species Amphiascus spinifer Farran, 1913 accepted as Mesamphiascus spinifer (Farran, 1913) accepted as Sarsamphiascus spinifer (Farran, 1913) accepted as Rhyncholagena spinifer (Farran, 1913)
  125. Species Amphiascus spinulosus Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Robertgurneya spinulosa (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Robertgurneyella spinulosa (Sars G.O., 1911)
  126. Species Amphiascus sterilis Monard, 1926 accepted as Amphiascoides sterilis (Monard, 1926)
  127. Species Amphiascus subdebilis Willey, 1935 accepted as Amphiascoides subdebilis (Willey, 1935)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus subdebilis intermixtus Willey, 1935 accepted as Amphiascoides intermixtus (Willey, 1935)
  128. Species Amphiascus tainui Hicks, 1989 accepted as Sarsamphiascus tainui (Hicks, 1989)
  129. Species Amphiascus tenax Brian, 1927 accepted as Mesamphiascus tenax (Brian, 1927) accepted as Sarsamphiascus tenax (Brian, 1927) accepted as Robertgurneya tenax (Brian, 1927) accepted as Robertgurneya similis (Scott A., 1896) represented as Robertgurneya similis similis (Scott A., 1896)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus tenax aegaea Brian, 1928
  130. Species Amphiascus tenellus Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Sarsamphiascus tenellus (Sars G.O., 1906)
  131. Species Amphiascus tenuiculus Monard, 1928 accepted as Amphiascopsis tenuiculus (Monard, 1928)
  132. Species Amphiascus tenuiremis (Brady, 1880) accepted as Sarsamphiascus tenuiremis (Brady & Robertson, 1876)
  133. Species Amphiascus typhloides Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Mesamphiascus typhloides (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Typhlamphiascus typhloides (Sars G.O., 1911)
  134. Species Amphiascus typhlops Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Mesamphiascus typhlops (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Typhlamphiascus typhlops (Sars G.O., 1906)
  135. Species Amphiascus ultimus Monard, 1928 accepted as Sarsamphiascus ultimus (Monard, 1928)
  136. Species Amphiascus undosus Lang, 1965 accepted as Sarsamphiascus undosus (Lang, 1965)
  137. Species Amphiascus valens Gurney, 1927 accepted as Diosaccus valens (Gurney, 1927)
  138. Species Amphiascus vararensis (Scott T., 1903) accepted as Amphiascoides vararensis (Scott T., 1903) accepted as Paramphiascella vararensis (Scott T., 1903) (generic transfer)
  139. Species Amphiascus varians (Norman & Scott T., 1905) accepted as Mesamphiascus varians (Norman & Scott T., 1905) accepted as Sarsamphiascus varians (Norman & Scott T., 1905)
  140. Species Amphiascus varicolor Farran, 1913 accepted as Diosaccus varicolor (Farran, 1913) represented as Diosaccus varicolor varicolor (Farran, 1913)
    1. Subspecies Amphiascus varicolor biarticulatus Monard, 1924 accepted as Diosaccus varicolor biarticulatus (Monard, 1924)
  141. Species Amphiascus elegans Brady, 1918 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  142. Species Amphiascus glacialis Brady, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  143. Species Amphiascus humphriesi Roe, 1960 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  144. Species Amphiascus ignotus Brady, 1918 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  145. Species Amphiascus longicornis (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  146. Species Amphiascus monodi Monard, 1952 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  147. Species Amphiascus mucronatus Brady, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1905). Pacifische Plankton-Crustaceen. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897). II. Brackwasser-Crustaceen von den Chatham-Inseln. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik 21(4):371-414, pls. 14-20. (10-ii-1905) [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Taxonomy Sars (1905a: 380) proposed the genus Amphiascus Sars, 1905a to include Dactylopus longirostris Claus, 1863, D. minutus...  
Taxonomy Sars (1905a: 380) proposed the genus Amphiascus Sars, 1905a to include Dactylopus longirostris Claus, 1863, D. minutus Claus, 1863, D. debilis Giesbrecht, 1881 and a new species Amphiascus pacificus Sars, 1905a. Nicholls (1941b: 69) transferred D. minutus to Amphiascopsis Gurney, 1927 and D. debilis to Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941b, and he designated D. longirostris as the type species of Amphiascus (on the ground of page precedence in Sars’s (1905a) publication). Lang (1944: 19), who was unaware of Nicholls’s (1941b) subsequent designation, unfortunately also fixed D. longirostris as type of Paramphiascopsis Lang, 1944. The latter therefore becomes a junior objective synonym of Amphiascus Sars, 1905 (ICZN Arts 61.3.3 and 67.11). Other workers have overlooked Nicholls’s type fixation and incorrectly treated D. minutus as the type species (e.g. Marinov & Apostolov 1988: 153). Accepting Nicholls’s (1941b) subsequent designation and Lang’s (1944, 1948) revision of Amphiascus would imply that only the species currently assigned to Paramphiascopsis should be included in Amphiascus. A new generic name is therefore required to receive all “orphaned” species that are currently included in Amphiascus sensu Lang (1944, 1948).
The only genus-group name that has been cited in the literature as a junior subjective synonym of, and potential substitute name for, Amphiascus sensu Lang (1944, 1948) is Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941b (Lang 1965: 253). This genus is probably one of the most unnatural ever established in the Miraciidae, to the extent that Nicholls (1941b: 79) himself admitted having difficulties in selecting a type species. His statement that “... perhaps parvus Sars (1906, p. 162, pl. ciii) is suitable, occupying a more or less central position in the genus, and having a fairly wide distribution” does not qualify for an explicit designation that is rigidly construed (ICZN Art. 67.5; see also Vervoort 1964: 191). Consequently, the genus-group name Mesamphiascus is unavailable and therefore cannot enter into the synonymy of Amphiascus. A new genus, Sarsamphiascus gen. nov., is proposed here to accommodate all species previously placed in Amphiascus by Lang (1948) and subsequent authors. Dactylopus minutus Claus, 1863 is formally fixed as the type species. The revised species compositions of Amphiascus and Sarsamphiascus gen. nov., including all new combinations, are given in Table 3. In order to satisfy the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1 the new genus must be accompanied by (a) a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate it, or (b) a bibliographic reference to such a published statement. Reference is made here to Lang’s (1948: 644) generic diagnosis of Amphiascus which is equivalent to the diagnosis of Sarsamphiascus gen. nov. [details]

Taxonomy Willen, E. 2002 moved all genera of Diosaccidae into Miraciidae  
Taxonomy Willen, E. 2002 moved all genera of Diosaccidae into Miraciidae [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Amphiascus Sars G.O., 1905. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115305 on 2024-03-19
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original description Sars, G.O. (1905). Pacifische Plankton-Crustaceen. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897). II. Brackwasser-Crustaceen von den Chatham-Inseln. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik 21(4):371-414, pls. 14-20. (10-ii-1905) [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Paramphiascopsis Lang, 1944) Lang, K. (1944). Monographie der Harpacticiden (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri Ab, Uppsala 39pp. (19-ii-1944). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Sars, G.O. (1905). Pacifische Plankton-Crustaceen. (Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific. Schauinsland 1896-1897). II. Brackwasser-Crustaceen von den Chatham-Inseln. Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik 21(4):371-414, pls. 14-20. (10-ii-1905)
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additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
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additional source Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]   

additional source Griga, R.E. (1961). Harpacticoida raiona Sevastopolya. Harpacticoids of the Sebastopol region. <em>Trudy Sevastopol'skoy Biologicheskoy Stantsii, Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Transactions of the Sevastopol Biological Station).</em> 14: 109-125. (Russian). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Nicholls, A.G. (1939). Marine harpacticoids and cyclopoids from the shores of the St. Lawrence. <em>Naturaliste Canadien, Quebec (Also in Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae, 2. 1940.).</em> 66(2):241-316, 28 figs. [ repeated in 1940 Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae,]. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Noodt, W. (1955). Marmara denizi Harpacticoid'leri (Crust. Cop.). Marine Harpacticoiden (Crust. Cop.) aus dem Marmare Meer. <em>Istanbul Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Mecmuasi.</em> (B)20(1-2):49-94, figs. 1-103. (i/iv-1955). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

source of synonymy Willen, E. (2002). Notes on the systematic position of the Stenheliinae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) within the Thalestridimorpha and description of two new species from Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 43(1): 27-42. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
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Taxonomy Sars (1905a: 380) proposed the genus Amphiascus Sars, 1905a to include Dactylopus longirostris Claus, 1863, D. minutus Claus, 1863, D. debilis Giesbrecht, 1881 and a new species Amphiascus pacificus Sars, 1905a. Nicholls (1941b: 69) transferred D. minutus to Amphiascopsis Gurney, 1927 and D. debilis to Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941b, and he designated D. longirostris as the type species of Amphiascus (on the ground of page precedence in Sars’s (1905a) publication). Lang (1944: 19), who was unaware of Nicholls’s (1941b) subsequent designation, unfortunately also fixed D. longirostris as type of Paramphiascopsis Lang, 1944. The latter therefore becomes a junior objective synonym of Amphiascus Sars, 1905 (ICZN Arts 61.3.3 and 67.11). Other workers have overlooked Nicholls’s type fixation and incorrectly treated D. minutus as the type species (e.g. Marinov & Apostolov 1988: 153). Accepting Nicholls’s (1941b) subsequent designation and Lang’s (1944, 1948) revision of Amphiascus would imply that only the species currently assigned to Paramphiascopsis should be included in Amphiascus. A new generic name is therefore required to receive all “orphaned” species that are currently included in Amphiascus sensu Lang (1944, 1948).
The only genus-group name that has been cited in the literature as a junior subjective synonym of, and potential substitute name for, Amphiascus sensu Lang (1944, 1948) is Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941b (Lang 1965: 253). This genus is probably one of the most unnatural ever established in the Miraciidae, to the extent that Nicholls (1941b: 79) himself admitted having difficulties in selecting a type species. His statement that “... perhaps parvus Sars (1906, p. 162, pl. ciii) is suitable, occupying a more or less central position in the genus, and having a fairly wide distribution” does not qualify for an explicit designation that is rigidly construed (ICZN Art. 67.5; see also Vervoort 1964: 191). Consequently, the genus-group name Mesamphiascus is unavailable and therefore cannot enter into the synonymy of Amphiascus. A new genus, Sarsamphiascus gen. nov., is proposed here to accommodate all species previously placed in Amphiascus by Lang (1948) and subsequent authors. Dactylopus minutus Claus, 1863 is formally fixed as the type species. The revised species compositions of Amphiascus and Sarsamphiascus gen. nov., including all new combinations, are given in Table 3. In order to satisfy the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1 the new genus must be accompanied by (a) a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate it, or (b) a bibliographic reference to such a published statement. Reference is made here to Lang’s (1948: 644) generic diagnosis of Amphiascus which is equivalent to the diagnosis of Sarsamphiascus gen. nov. [details]

Taxonomy Willen, E. 2002 moved all genera of Diosaccidae into Miraciidae [details]