WoRMS taxon details
Cyphocaris pedroi Sorrentino, Alves, Johnsson & Senna, 2016
884326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:884326)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sorrentino, R.; Alves, J.; Johnsson, R.; Senna, A. R. (2016). A new species of Cyphocarididae (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea) from off the northeastern Brazilian coast. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4161(3): 345., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4161.3.3 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype UFBA 2166, geounit Brazilian part of the...
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Holotype UFBA 2166, geounit Brazilian part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
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Type material Holotype: female (with non-setose oostegites), 3.9 cm, (collected from stomach contents of a tuna), preserved in 70% ethanol, dissected and drawn, appendages and mouthparts mounted on slides with glycerol gelatin, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (0°56'2"N–29°20'6"W), 21/XI/2012, UFBA 2166. Paratype: 1 female, 3.4 cm (with non-setose oostegites), in 70% ethanol, same locality, 21/XI/2012, CRFFP 079. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet pedroi is given after the Portuguese Navy vessel São Pedro, under the command
of Captain Manuel de...
of Captain Manuel de...
Etymology The specific epithet pedroi is given after the Portuguese Navy vessel São Pedro, under the command
of Captain Manuel de Castro Alcoforado, who accidentally discovered the archipelago on April 20th, 1511, when
the São Pedro was wrecked during an expedition from Portugal to India. [details]
of Captain Manuel de Castro Alcoforado, who accidentally discovered the archipelago on April 20th, 1511, when
the São Pedro was wrecked during an expedition from Portugal to India. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-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. (2026). World Amphipoda Database. Cyphocaris pedroi Sorrentino, Alves, Johnsson & Senna, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=884326 on 2026-04-10
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Sorrentino, R.; Alves, J.; Johnsson, R.; Senna, A. R. (2016). A new species of Cyphocarididae (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea) from off the northeastern Brazilian coast. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4161(3): 345., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4161.3.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype UFBA 2166, geounit Brazilian part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet pedroi is given after the Portuguese Navy vessel São Pedro, under the commandof Captain Manuel de Castro Alcoforado, who accidentally discovered the archipelago on April 20th, 1511, when
the São Pedro was wrecked during an expedition from Portugal to India. [details]
Type material Holotype: female (with non-setose oostegites), 3.9 cm, (collected from stomach contents of a tuna), preserved in 70% ethanol, dissected and drawn, appendages and mouthparts mounted on slides with glycerol gelatin, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (0°56'2"N–29°20'6"W), 21/XI/2012, UFBA 2166. Paratype: 1 female, 3.4 cm (with non-setose oostegites), in 70% ethanol, same locality, 21/XI/2012, CRFFP 079. [details]
