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Rhachotropis S.I. Smith 1883

Description

Genus Rhachotropis S.I. Smith, 1883

Rhachotropis S.I. Smith, 1883: 222. — Stebbing, 1906: 847. —Shoemaker, 1930: 317. — Gurjanova, 1951:706. — J.L. Barnard, 1969: 229. —Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 337, figs 59F, 61H, 62B, 63B. Gracilipes Holmes, 1908: 526.

Type species. Oniscus aculeata Lepechin, 1780.

Composition. 59 species. Rhachotropis abyssalis sp. nov.; R. aculeata (Lepechin, 1780); R. americana Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. anoculata J.L. Barnard, 1962; R. anomala K.H. Barnard, 1916; R. antarctica K.H. Barnard, 1932; R. arii Thurston, 1980; R. barnardi Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. boreopacifica Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. caeca Ledoyer, 1977; R. calceolata Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. cervus J.L. Barnard, 1957; R chathamensis sp. nov.; R. clemens J.L. Barnard, 1967; R. conlanae Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. distincta (Holmes, 1908); R. elliottana Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005; R. faeroensis Stephensen, 1944; R. flamina Bellan-Santini, 2006; R. flemmingi Dahl, 1959; R. gislii Thurston, 1980; R. glabra Ledoyer, 1977; R. gloriosae Ledoyer, 1982; R. gracilis Bonnier, 1896; R. grimaldii (Chevreux, 1887); synonym R. elegans Bonnier, 1896; R. gubilata J.L. Barnard, 1964; R. helleri (Boeck, 1871); R. hunteri Nicholls, 1938; R. inermis Ledoyer, 1977; R. inflata (G. O. Sars, 1883); synonym R. tumida Sars, 1893; R. integricauda Carausu, 1948; R. kergueleni Stebbing, 1888; R. leucophthalma G. O. Sars, 1895; R. levantis J.L. Barnard, 1961; R. licornia Bellan-Santini, 2006; R. lobata Shoemaker, 1934; R. lomonsovi Gurjanova, 1934; R. leuculenta J.L. Barnard, 1969; R. ludificor J.L. Barnard, 1967; R. macropus G. O. S a r s, 1895; R. minuta Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995; R. multesimus J.L. Barnard, 1967; R. natator (Holmes, 1908); R. northriana d’Udekem d’Acoz, Vader & Legenzinska, 2007; R. oculata (Hansen, 1888); R. paeneglaber K.H. Barnard, 1916; R. palporum Stebbing, 1909; R. pilosa Bellan-Santini, 2006; R. platycera K.H. Barnard, 1931; R. portoricana J.L. Barnard, 1964; R. proxima Chevreux, 1911; R. rossi sp. nov.; R. rostrata Bonnier, 1896; R. schellenbergi Andres, 1982; R. sibogae Pirlot, 1934; R. delicata sp. nov.; R. thordisae Thurston, 1980; R. thorkelli Thurston, 1980; R. wimvaderi Ortiz, Lalana & Varela, 2007.

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Published as part of Lörz, Anne-Nina, 2010, Deep-sea Rhachotropis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) from New Zealand and the Ross Sea with key to the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Antarctic species, pp. 22-48 in Zootaxa 2482 on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195450

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Eusiridae
Genus
Rhachotropis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Amphipoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
S.I. Smith
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Rhachotropis Smith, 1883 sec. Lörz, 2010

References

  • Thurston, M. H. (1980) Abyssal benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea) from the East Iceland Basin. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 38 (1), 4367.
  • Bellan-Santini, D. (2006) Rhachotropis species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) of hydrothermal vents and surroundings on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azores Triple Junction Zone. Journal of Natural History 40 (23 - 24), 1407 - 1424.
  • Dahl, E. (1959) Amphipoda from depths exceeding 6000 m. Galathea reports, 211 - 240.
  • d'Udekem d'Acoz, C., Vader, W. & Legezinska, J. (2007) On a diminutive Rhachotropis species from the North Sea, with a key to European