WoRMS taxon details

Cerapus benthophilus Thomas & Heard, 1979

421588  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421588)

accepted
Species
marine
Thomas J.D. & Heard R.W. (1979). A new species of Cerapus Say, 1817 (Crustacea:Amphipoda) from the northern Gulf of Mexico with notes on its ecology. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington., 92, 1, 98-105. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 171350  
Holotype USNM 171350 [details]
Type locality contained in Mississippi  
type locality contained in Mississippi [details]
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m). 1.5-3 m.  
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m). 1.5-3 m. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Cerapus benthophilus Thomas & Heard, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421588 on 2024-03-28
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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2010-07-22 07:06:16Z
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original description Thomas J.D. & Heard R.W. (1979). A new species of Cerapus Say, 1817 (Crustacea:Amphipoda) from the northern Gulf of Mexico with notes on its ecology. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington., 92, 1, 98-105. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 171350 [details]
Paratype USNM 171351 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m). 1.5-3 m. [details]

Habitat Marine, muddy silt bottoms upon which it constructs conspicuous mats or “tufts” of interwoven tubes (Thomas & Heard, 1979). [details]