WoRMS taxon details
Lebbeus polaris (Sabine, 1824)
107521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107521)
accepted
Species
Alpheus polaris Sabine, 1824 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hetairus debilis Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hetairus tenuis Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolite borealis Ross, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte amazo Pfeffer, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte borealis Ross, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte cultellata Norman, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte incerta Buchholz, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte mysis Birulya, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippolyte polaris (Sabine, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hippolyte projecta Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lebbeus orthorhynchus White, 1847 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alpheus polaris Sabine, 1824) Sabine, E. (1824). Marine Invertebrate Animals. In: Parry, W.E., A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage, in the Years 1819-20. Containing an Account of the Subjects of Natural History: ccixi-ccxl, pls. 1-2. John Murray, London. [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: Circumarctic to Chesapeake Bay, including Cobscook Bay
Distribution Western Atlantic: Circumarctic to Chesapeake Bay, including Cobscook Bay [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Lebbeus polaris (Sabine, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107521 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lebbeus orthorhynchus White, 1847) White, A. (1847). List of the Specimens of Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. <em>British Museum: London.</em> i-viii, 1-141 [For date of publication see Sherborn, 1926: 272]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1317596 [details]
original description (of Alpheus polaris Sabine, 1824) Sabine, E. (1824). Marine Invertebrate Animals. In: Parry, W.E., A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage, in the Years 1819-20. Containing an Account of the Subjects of Natural History: ccixi-ccxl, pls. 1-2. John Murray, London. [details]
original description (of Hippolyte mysis Birulya, 1898) Birulya, A. (1898). Materials for the biology and zoogeography of predominantly Russian Seas. IV. Additions to the fauna of Crustacea Decapoda of the White Sea [in Russian]. <em>Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.- Pétersbourg.</em> 3: 184-190, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Hippolite borealis Ross, 1835) Ross, J.C., 1835. Marine Invertebrate Animals. In: Ross, J.C., Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage in search of a North-West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole: lxxxi-c, Plates B-C. London. [details]
original description (of Hippolyte cultellata Norman, 1867) Norman, A M. (1867). Report of the committee appointed for the purpose of exploring the coasts of the Hebrides by means of the Dredge. Part II. On the Crustacea, Echinodermata, Polyzoa, Actinozoa, and Hydrozoa. <em>Reports of the Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 36: 193-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29380067 [details]
original description (of Hippolyte incerta Buchholz, 1874) Buchholz, R. (1874). Crustaceen. <em>Die zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870, unter Führung des Kapitän Koldwey / herausgegeben von dem Verein für die deutsche Nordpolfahrt in Bremen.</em> 2: 262-399, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1183313 [details]
original description (of Hippolyte amazo Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Mollusken, Krebse und Echinodermen von Cumberland-Sund nach der Ausbeute der Deutschen Nordexpedition 1882 und 1883. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 23-50, Plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674166 [details]
original description (of Hetairus debilis Spence Bate, 1888) 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 Hetairus tenuis Spence Bate, 1888) 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 Hippolyte projecta Spence Bate, 1888) 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]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Alpheus polaris Sabine, 1824) Sabine, E. (1824). Marine Invertebrate Animals. In: Parry, W.E., A Supplement to the Appendix of Captain Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage, in the Years 1819-20. Containing an Account of the Subjects of Natural History: ccixi-ccxl, pls. 1-2. John Murray, London. [details]
original description (of Hippolyte mysis Birulya, 1898) Birulya, A. (1898). Materials for the biology and zoogeography of predominantly Russian Seas. IV. Additions to the fauna of Crustacea Decapoda of the White Sea [in Russian]. <em>Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.- Pétersbourg.</em> 3: 184-190, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Hippolite borealis Ross, 1835) Ross, J.C., 1835. Marine Invertebrate Animals. In: Ross, J.C., Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage in search of a North-West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833 including the Reports of Commander, now Captain, James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. and the Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole: lxxxi-c, Plates B-C. London. [details]
original description (of Hippolyte cultellata Norman, 1867) Norman, A M. (1867). Report of the committee appointed for the purpose of exploring the coasts of the Hebrides by means of the Dredge. Part II. On the Crustacea, Echinodermata, Polyzoa, Actinozoa, and Hydrozoa. <em>Reports of the Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 36: 193-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29380067 [details]
original description (of Hippolyte incerta Buchholz, 1874) Buchholz, R. (1874). Crustaceen. <em>Die zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt in den Jahren 1869 und 1870, unter Führung des Kapitän Koldwey / herausgegeben von dem Verein für die deutsche Nordpolfahrt in Bremen.</em> 2: 262-399, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1183313 [details]
original description (of Hippolyte amazo Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Mollusken, Krebse und Echinodermen von Cumberland-Sund nach der Ausbeute der Deutschen Nordexpedition 1882 und 1883. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 23-50, Plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674166 [details]
original description (of Hetairus debilis Spence Bate, 1888) 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 Hetairus tenuis Spence Bate, 1888) 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 Hippolyte projecta Spence Bate, 1888) 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]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Holthuis, L.B.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (1993). Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. <em>Coastal Shrimps and Prawns.</em> 15. Second Edition. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Holthuis, L.B.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (1993). Coastal Shrimps and Prawns. <em>Coastal Shrimps and Prawns.</em> 15. Second Edition. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Circumarctic to Chesapeake Bay, including Cobscook Bay [details]Habitat bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Polar shrimppolar lebbeid | [details] |
| French | crevette polaire | [details] |
| Russian | Леббеус полярный | [details] |
| Swedish | polarräka | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (74 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte incerta Buchholz, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte mysis Birulya, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lebbeus polaris)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (74 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (131 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte incerta Buchholz, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hippolyte mysis Birulya, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lebbeus polaris)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (4 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
