WoRMS name details
Mesanthura maculata (Haswell, 1881)
211375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211375)
uncertain > nomen dubium (misidentification by various authors of undescribed species)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Haliophasma maculata Haswell, 1881) Haswell, W. A. (1881). On some new Australian marine Isopoda—Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 5(4): 470-481, pls. 16-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6456139 [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2026). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Mesanthura maculata (Haswell, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211375 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Haliophasma maculata Haswell, 1881) Haswell, W. A. (1881). On some new Australian marine Isopoda—Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 5(4): 470-481, pls. 16-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6456139 [details]
basis of record Kensley, B. & M. Schotte (2000). New species and records of anthuridean crustaceans from the Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History 34: 2057-2121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/002229300750022358 [details]
basis of record Kensley, B. & M. Schotte (2000). New species and records of anthuridean crustaceans from the Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History 34: 2057-2121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/002229300750022358 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Mesanthura cf maculata)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ Mesanthura cf maculata)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
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