WoRMS taxon details
Bathynomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
248508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:248508)
accepted
Genus
Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (type by monotypy)
Species Bathynomus affinis Richardson, 1910
Species Bathynomus brucei Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus bruscai Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus crosnieri Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus decemspinosus Shih, 1972
Species Bathynomus doederleini Ortmann, 1894
Species Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
Species Bathynomus immanis Bruce, 1986
Species Bathynomus jamesi Kou, Chen & Li, 2017
Species Bathynomus kapala Griffin, 1975
Species Bathynomus keablei Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus kensleyi Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus lowryi Bruce & Bussarawit, 2004
Species Bathynomus maxeyorum Shipley, Brooks & Bruce, 2016
Species Bathynomus miyarei Lemos de Castro, 1978
Species Bathynomus obtusus Magalhaes & Young, 2003
Species Bathynomus pelor Bruce, 1986
Species Bathynomus raksasa Sidabalok, Wong & Ng, 2020
Species Bathynomus richeri Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus yucatanensis Huang, Kawai & Bruce, 2022
Species Bathynomus doederleinii Ortmann, 1894 accepted as Bathynomus doederleini Ortmann, 1894 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Species Bathynomus propinquus Richardson, 1910 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bathynomus brucei Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus bruscai Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus crosnieri Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus decemspinosus Shih, 1972
Species Bathynomus doederleini Ortmann, 1894
Species Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
Species Bathynomus immanis Bruce, 1986
Species Bathynomus jamesi Kou, Chen & Li, 2017
Species Bathynomus kapala Griffin, 1975
Species Bathynomus keablei Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus kensleyi Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus lowryi Bruce & Bussarawit, 2004
Species Bathynomus maxeyorum Shipley, Brooks & Bruce, 2016
Species Bathynomus miyarei Lemos de Castro, 1978
Species Bathynomus obtusus Magalhaes & Young, 2003
Species Bathynomus pelor Bruce, 1986
Species Bathynomus raksasa Sidabalok, Wong & Ng, 2020
Species Bathynomus richeri Lowry & Dempsey, 2006
Species Bathynomus yucatanensis Huang, Kawai & Bruce, 2022
Species Bathynomus doederleinii Ortmann, 1894 accepted as Bathynomus doederleini Ortmann, 1894 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Species Bathynomus propinquus Richardson, 1910 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Milne Edwards, A. (1879). Sur un isopode gigantesque, des grandes profondeurs de la mer. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> 88: 21-23., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3720307 [details] 
Nomenclature Per ICZN Opinion 1668, Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 is to be given precedence over Palaega Woodward, 1870 when the two...
Nomenclature Per ICZN Opinion 1668, Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 is to be given precedence over Palaega Woodward, 1870 when the two genera are considered synonymous. [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2023). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Bathynomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248508 on 2023-09-30
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Milne Edwards, A. (1879). Sur un isopode gigantesque, des grandes profondeurs de la mer. <em>Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences.</em> 88: 21-23., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3720307 [details]
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
redescription Bruce, N. L. (1986) Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 6: 1-239. [details]
identification resource Lowry, J. K.; Dempsey, K. (2006). The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <em>in: Richer de Forges, B. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 193: 163-192. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
redescription Bruce, N. L. (1986) Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 6: 1-239. [details]
identification resource Lowry, J. K.; Dempsey, K. (2006). The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <em>in: Richer de Forges, B. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 193: 163-192. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Nomenclature Per ICZN Opinion 1668, Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 is to be given precedence over Palaega Woodward, 1870 when the two genera are considered synonymous. [details]
