WoRMS name details
Cystisoma spinosus (Fabricius, 1775)
103247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103247)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Oniscus spinosus Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Oniscus spinosus Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details] 
Status The description of this species is based on a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, while on board
the Endeavour, and it is...
the Endeavour, and it is...
Status The description of this species is based on a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, while on board
the Endeavour, and it is unlikely that Fabricius actually saw any specimens (Zeidler 1995).
Although the figures are relatively detailed and accurate, some critical, characteristic
features such as the mandibular teeth and ventral spines are not illustrated, thus making it
difficult to determine which species is depicted. [details]
the Endeavour, and it is unlikely that Fabricius actually saw any specimens (Zeidler 1995).
Although the figures are relatively detailed and accurate, some critical, characteristic
features such as the mandibular teeth and ventral spines are not illustrated, thus making it
difficult to determine which species is depicted. [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. Cystisoma spinosus (Fabricius, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103247 on 2026-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Oniscus spinosus Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551417 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Zeidler, W. (2003). A review of the hyperiidean amphipod family Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 141: 1-43., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/z00141f.pdf
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status The description of this species is based on a drawing by Sydney Parkinson, while on boardthe Endeavour, and it is unlikely that Fabricius actually saw any specimens (Zeidler 1995).
Although the figures are relatively detailed and accurate, some critical, characteristic
features such as the mandibular teeth and ventral spines are not illustrated, thus making it
difficult to determine which species is depicted. [details]
