WoRMS taxon details
Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816)
107608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107608)
accepted
Species
Alpheus elegans Risso, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gnathophyllum elegans var. brevirostris Gourret, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Peneus quadricolor Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Gnathophyllum elegans var. brevirostris Gourret, 1887 accepted as Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alpheus elegans Risso, 1816) Risso, A. (1816). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice. [Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice.]. <em>Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris.</em> 175 pp., pls. 1-3. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Gnathophyllum elegans (Risso, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107608 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alpheus elegans Risso, 1816) Risso, A. (1816). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice. [Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés des Environs de Nice.]. <em>Librairie Grecque-Latine-Allemande, Paris.</em> 175 pp., pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Peneus quadricolor Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701 [details]
original description (of Gnathophyllum elegans var. brevirostris Gourret, 1887) Gourret, P. (1887). Sur quelques Décapodes macroures nouveaux du golfe de Marseille. <em>Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris.</em> 105: 1033-1035. [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 Peneus quadricolor Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701 [details]
original description (of Gnathophyllum elegans var. brevirostris Gourret, 1887) Gourret, P. (1887). Sur quelques Décapodes macroures nouveaux du golfe de Marseille. <em>Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris.</em> 105: 1033-1035. [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 (WoRCS)
Bianchi, C. N.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Morri, C.; Froglia, C. (2022). Distribution and Ecology of Decapod Crustaceans in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review. <em>Diversity.</em> 14(3): 176., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/176 [details] Available for editors 
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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]
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | gambeta arlequí | [details] |
| English | spotted bumblebee shrimpgolden-spotted shrimp | [details] |
| French | crevette drimocrevette arlequin | [details] |
| German | GoldpunktgarneleGepunktete Garnele | [details] |
| Spanish | gamba abejorrodrimocamarón de lunares | [details] |
