Deep-Sea taxon details
Acanthacaris tenuimana Spence Bate, 1888
246160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246160)
accepted
Species
Acanthacaris opipara Burukovsky & Musij, 1976 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Phoberus caecus var. sublevis Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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] 
Holotype BM 88.22, geounit New Guinea
Holotype BM 88.22, geounit New Guinea [details]
Depth range Deep sea, from 600 to 1670m
Depth range Deep sea, from 600 to 1670m [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Acanthacaris tenuimana Spence Bate, 1888. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246160 on 2026-08-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Acanthacaris tenuimana Spence Bate, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246160 on 2026-08-08
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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 Acanthacaris opipara Burukovsky & Musij, 1976) Burukovsky, R.N.; Musij, Y.I. (1976). <i>Acanthacaris opipara</i> Burukovsky et Musij, sp. n., a new abyssal lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Neophoberinae) [in Russian]. <em>Zoologichesky Zhurnal.</em> 55(12): 1811-1815. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Phoberus caecus var. sublevis Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. No. 21. Note on the results of the last season's deep-sea dredging. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 7 (37): 1-19; 7 (38): 186-202; 7 (39): 258-272. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939109460605 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Acanthacaris opipara Burukovsky & Musij, 1976) Burukovsky, R.N.; Musij, Y.I. (1976). <i>Acanthacaris opipara</i> Burukovsky et Musij, sp. n., a new abyssal lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Neophoberinae) [in Russian]. <em>Zoologichesky Zhurnal.</em> 55(12): 1811-1815. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Phoberus caecus var. sublevis Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) Wood-Mason, J. & Alcock, A. (1891). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer 'Investigator', Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. No. 21. Note on the results of the last season's deep-sea dredging. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 6) 7 (37): 1-19; 7 (38): 186-202; 7 (39): 258-272. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939109460605 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO Fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BM 88.22, geounit New Guinea [details]
Unreviewed
Depth range Deep sea, from 600 to 1670m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | prickly deep-sea lobster | [details] |
| French | langhoustine spinuleuse | [details] |
| Japanese | ホソウデヤスリアカザエビ | [details] |
| Portuguese | lagosti m espinhoso | [details] |
| Spanish | cigala raspa | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthacaris tenuimana)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthacaris tenuimana)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
