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WoRMS taxon details

Scalpelloniscus Grygier, 1981

AphiaID

293397 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:293397)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Scalpelloniscus penicillatus Grygier, 1981 (type by original designation)

Parent

Hemioniscidae Bonnier, 1900

Original name

Scalpelloniscus Grygier, 1981

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Species Scalpelloniscus binoculis (Menzies & George, 1972)
Species Scalpelloniscus nieli Hosie, 2008
Species Scalpelloniscus penicillatus Grygier, 1981
Species Scalpelloniscus vomicus Hosie, 2008

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Grygier, M.J. (1981). Scalpelloniscus, a new genus for two species of cryptoniscid isopods (Epicaridea) parasitic on abyssal stalked barnacles. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(4): 1258-1270. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Scalpelloniscus Grygier, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/rest/AphiaIDByName/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=293397 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-13 18:03:43Z

created

Boyko, Christopher B.

2023-03-13 16:46:48Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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Nomenclature

original description Grygier, M.J. (1981). Scalpelloniscus, a new genus for two species of cryptoniscid isopods (Epicaridea) parasitic on abyssal stalked barnacles. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(4): 1258-1270. [details] Available for editors

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