Traits taxon details
Lucifer Thompson, 1829
106827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106827)
accepted
Genus
Lucifer typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Lucifer orientalis Hansen, 1919
- Species Lucifer typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837
- Species Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Belzebub faxoni (Borradaile, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lucifer hanseni Nobili, 1906 accepted as Belzebub hanseni (Nobili, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lucifer Thompson, 1829. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106827 on 2025-05-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Lucifer Thompson, 1829. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106827 on 2025-05-18
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Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233. [details] Available for editors
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
