WoRMS taxon details
Sternostylus defensus (Benedict, 1902)
1310473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1310473)
accepted
Species
Chirostylus defensus (Benedict, 1902) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gastroptychus defensa (Benedict, 1902) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902) Benedict, J. E. (1902). Description of a new genus and forty six new species of crustaceans of the family Galatheidae with a list of the known marine species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26: 243-334. [details] 
Holotype USNM 20563, geounit Galapagos Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 20563, geounit Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Sternostylus defensus (Benedict, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1310473 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902) Benedict, J. E. (1902). Description of a new genus and forty six new species of crustaceans of the family Galatheidae with a list of the known marine species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26: 243-334. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 20563, geounit Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptychogaster defensa; USNM 20563) (from synonym Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ptychogaster defensa; USNM 20563) (from synonym Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ptychogaster defensa Benedict, 1902)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
