WoRMS taxon details
Pontocaris Spence Bate, 1888
206928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206928)
accepted
Genus
Pontocaris propensalata Spence Bate, 1888 (type by subsequent designation)
Pontocheras Bruce, 1988 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Pontocaris affinis (Alcock, 1901)
- Species Pontocaris arafurae (Bruce, 1988)
- Species Pontocaris hilarula (De Man, 1918)
- Species Pontocaris laurentae Chan, 1996
- Species Pontocaris major Chan, 1996
- Species Pontocaris pennata Spence Bate, 1888
- Species Pontocaris profundior Chan, 1996
- Species Pontocaris propensalata Spence Bate, 1888
- Species Pontocaris sibogae (De Man, 1918)
- Species Pontocaris spinifera Chan, 1996
- Species Pontocaris boschii Christoffersen, 1988 accepted as Aegaeon boschii (Christoffersen, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontocaris cataphracta (Olivi, 1792) accepted as Aegaeon cataphracta (Olivi, 1792) accepted as Aegaeon cataphractus (Olivi, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontocaris habereri Doflein, 1902 accepted as Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontocaris lacazei (Gourret, 1887) accepted as Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontocaris media Alcock & Anderson, 1899 accepted as Pontocaris propensalata Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontocaris obsoleta (Balss, 1914) accepted as Pontocaris pennata Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontocaris rathbuni (De Man, 1918) accepted as Aegaeon rathbuni De Man, 1918 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontocaris vicina Dardeau & Heard, 1983 accepted as Parapontocaris vicina (Dardeau & Heard, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pontocaris Spence Bate, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206928 on 2025-06-05
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2006-09-27 07:06:07Z
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details]
original description (of Pontocheras Bruce, 1988) Bruce, A.J. (1988). A new crangonid shrimp, <i>Pontocheras arafurae</i> gen. et sp. nov., from the Arafura Sea. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 17: 213-221. [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
original description (of Pontocheras Bruce, 1988) Bruce, A.J. (1988). A new crangonid shrimp, <i>Pontocheras arafurae</i> gen. et sp. nov., from the Arafura Sea. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 17: 213-221. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Other
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イワエビ属 | [details] |
