WoRMS taxon details

Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852

439870  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:439870)

accepted
Genus
Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (type by subsequent designation)
Rhaconotus Gerstaecker, 1856 · unaccepted (name pre-occupied by Rhaconotus...)  
name pre-occupied by Rhaconotus Ruthe, 1854 [Hymenoptera]

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  1. Species Metaplax crenulata (Gerstaecker, 1856)
  2. Species Metaplax dentipes (Heller, 1865)
  3. Species Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edwards, 1852
  4. Species Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
  5. Species Metaplax gocongensis Davie & Nguyen, 2003
  6. Species Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852
  7. Species Metaplax intermedia De Man, 1888
  8. Species Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
  9. Species Metaplax occidentalis Pretzmann, 1971
  10. Species Metaplax pristis Hsu, Shih & Ngo, 2025
  11. Species Metaplax sheni Gordon, 1930
  12. Species Metaplax tredecim Tweedie, 1950
  13. Species Metaplax crassipes De Man, 1892 accepted as Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  14. Species Metaplax distinctus H. Milne Edwards, 1852 accepted as Metaplax distincta H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  15. Species Metaplax hirsutimana Grant & McCulloch, 1906 accepted as Australoplax tridentata (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Species Metaplax hirtipes Heller, 1862 accepted as Hemiplax hirtipes (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  17. Species Metaplax indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1852 accepted as Metaplax indica H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  18. Species Metaplax intermedius De Man, 1888 accepted as Metaplax intermedia De Man, 1888 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Metaplax takahashii Sakai, 1939 accepted as Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne Edwards, H. (1852). Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des crustacés. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 3.</em> 18: 109–166, pls. 3-4. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=439870 on 2026-03-24
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2009-12-16 09:09:19Z
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2011-01-19 07:58:39Z
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2021-03-03 15:09:42Z
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2022-05-28 13:23:12Z
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Nomenclature

original description Milne Edwards, H. (1852). Observations sur les affinités zoologiques et la classification naturelle des crustacés. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 3.</em> 18: 109–166, pls. 3-4. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Rhaconotus Gerstaecker, 1856) Gerstaecker, A. (1856). Carcinologische Beiträge. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 22(1): 101-162, pls. 4-6. [details] OpenAccess publication

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