WoRMS name details
Cynthia Thompson, 1829
119849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119849)
unaccepted > junior homonym (of Cynthia Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera))
Cynthilia White, 1850 accepted as Siriella Dana, 1850
Genus
- Species Cynthia armata Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Siriella armata (Milne Edwards, 1837) (basionym)
- Species Cynthia flemingii Goodsir, 1842 accepted as Siriella armata (Milne Edwards, 1837) (Synonym)
- Species Cynthia inermis Krøyer, 1861 accepted as Siriella thompsonii (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, basionym)
- Species Cynthia norvegica (G.O. Sars, 1869) accepted as Siriella norvegica G.O. Sars, 1869
- Species Cynthia thompsonii H. Milne Edwards, 1837 accepted as Siriella thompsonii (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine
Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Väinölä, R. (Eds) (2012 onwards). World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Cynthia Thompson, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119849 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Thompson, J.V. (1829). On the Luminosity of the Ocean, with descriptions of some remarkable species of Luminous Animals (Pyrosoma pigmaea and Sapphirina indicator) and particularly of the four new genera, Nocticula, Cynthia, Lucifer and Podopsis, of the Shizopodae. <em>In: Thompson, J.V. (1828-1834). Zoological Researches, and illustrations; or, natural history of nondescript or imperfectly known animals, in a series of memoirs, illustrated by numerous figures.</em> pp. 37-61, plates V-VIII. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Norman, A.M. 1892 . On British Mysidae, a family of Crustacea Schizopoda. - Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., ser. 6, 10: 143-166, 242-263, 2pls, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658748 [details]
Other
additional source
White, A. (1850). List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.—Crustacea. <em>London: British Museum.</em> i-iv + 1-141.
note: Cynthia replaced by Cynthilia [details]
additional source Claus, C. 1868. Ueber die Gattung Cynthia als Geschlechtsform der Mysideengattung Siriella.-- Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 18: 271-279, Taf. XVIII. [details]
note: Cynthia replaced by Cynthilia [details]
additional source Claus, C. 1868. Ueber die Gattung Cynthia als Geschlechtsform der Mysideengattung Siriella.-- Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 18: 271-279, Taf. XVIII. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Original description Described as a genus, with no mention of contained species [details]