World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans

Isopoda name details

Aegathoa Dana, 1852

AphiaID

1807177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1807177)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > nomen nudum (no included available species)

Accepted name

Aegathoa Dana, 1853

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

none (type not designated)

Parent

Cymothoidae Leach, 1814

Original name

Aegathoa Dana, 1852

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Aegathoa Dana, 1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1807177 on 2026-08-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-04-10 15:08:55Z

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Boyko, Christopher B.

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Sources (1)

original description Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series.</em> 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details]