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Megalophthalmus Leach, 1830

119874  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119874)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Peracarida (Superorder)
  9. Mysida (Order)
  10. Mysidae (Family)
  11. Mysinae (Subfamily)
  12. Megalophthalmus (Genus)
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  1. Species Megalophthalmus fabricianus Leach, 1830 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
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Leach, W.E. (1830). On the genus Megalophthalmus, a new and very interesting genus, completely proving the theory of Jules-Caesar Savigny to be correct. <em>Transactions of the Plymouth Institution.</em> Vol. 1: 176-178., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5mAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA176
page(s): 176 [details] 
Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Väinölä, R. (Eds) (2012 onwards). World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Megalophthalmus Leach, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119874 on 2025-06-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-02-09 09:11:47Z
changed
Mees, Jan
2010-03-01 08:38:12Z
changed
Mees, Jan
2024-07-18 01:58:57Z
changed
Väinölä, Risto

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Nomenclature

original description Leach, W.E. (1830). On the genus Megalophthalmus, a new and very interesting genus, completely proving the theory of Jules-Caesar Savigny to be correct. <em>Transactions of the Plymouth Institution.</em> Vol. 1: 176-178., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5mAIAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA176
page(s): 176 [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

Taxonomy

status source Holmquist, C. (1958). Proposed use of the Plenary Powers to validate neotype for the nominal species Cancer oculatus Fabricius (O.), 1780, to designate the species so named to be the type speciesof the genus Mysis Latreille [1802-1803] and matters incidential thereto. -. <em>Bull. zool. Nom., 16: 51-61.</em> [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]


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