WoRMS taxon details
Parapontophilus gracilis (Smith, 1882)
107555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107555)
accepted
Species
Parapontophilus gracilis gracilis (Smith, 1882) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Parapontophilus gracilis abyssi (Smith, 1884) accepted as Parapontophilus abyssi (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Parapontophilus gracilis gracilis (Smith, 1882) accepted as Parapontophilus gracilis (Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Parapontophilus gracilis junceus (Spence Bate, 1888) accepted as Parapontophilus junceus (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Parapontophilus gracilis talismani (Crosnier & Forest, 1973) accepted as Parapontophilus talismani (Crosnier & Forest, 1973) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882) Smith, S.I. (1882). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervisión of Alexander Agassiz, on the east coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 10(1): 1-108, pls. 1-16. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Parapontophilus gracilis (Smith, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107555 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882) Smith, S.I. (1882). Reports on the results of dredging under the supervisión of Alexander Agassiz, on the east coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 10(1): 1-108, pls. 1-16. [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
Felder, D.L., Álvarez, F.,; Goy, J.W.; Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). , available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882)
To CRUSTA (from synonym Parapontophilus gracilis gracilis (Smith, 1882))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pontophilus gracilis) (from synonym Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
To CRUSTA (from synonym Parapontophilus gracilis gracilis (Smith, 1882))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pontophilus gracilis) (from synonym Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
