WoRMS taxon details
Merhippolyte Spence Bate, 1888
106993 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106993)
accepted
Genus
Merhippolyte agulhasensis Spence Bate, 1888 (type by original designation)
- Species Merhippolyte agulhasensis Spence Bate, 1888
- Species Merhippolyte americana Holthuis, 1961
- Species Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & Forest, 1973
- Species Merhippolyte calmani Kemp & Sewell, 1912
- Species Merhippolyte chacei Kensley, Tranter & Griffin, 1987
- Species Merhippolyte kauaiensis (Rathbun, 1906)
- Species Merhippolyte peroni Ledoyer, 1990
- Species Merhippolyte orientalis Spence Bate, 1888 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Merhippolyte australis Hodgson, 1902 accepted as Nauticaris marionis Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Merhippolyte Spence Bate, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106993 on 2026-07-09
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [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]
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]
Other
additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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]
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
