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WoRMS taxon details

Heterocarpus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881

Heterocarpus ensifer, 409 m Gulf of Mexico Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017. Identification from photograph by M. Wicksten.

107042  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107042)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Malacostraca (Class)
  7. Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
  8. Eucarida (Superorder)
  9. Decapoda (Order)
  10. Pleocyemata (Suborder)
  11. Caridea (Infraorder)
  12. Pandaloidea (Superfamily)
  13. Pandalidae (Family)
  14. Heterocarpus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Atlantocaris Ortmann, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Heterocarpus abulbus Yang, Chan & Chu, 2010
  2. Species Heterocarpus affinis Faxon, 1893
  3. Species Heterocarpus agassizi Allen & Butler, 1994
  4. Species Heterocarpus amacula Crosnier, 1988
  5. Species Heterocarpus calmani Crosnier, 1988
  6. Species Heterocarpus chani Li, 2006
  7. Species Heterocarpus corona Yang, Chan & Chu, 2010
  8. Species Heterocarpus cutressi Monterrosa, 1988
  9. Species Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888
  10. Species Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
  11. Species Heterocarpus fascirostratus Yang, Chan & Kumar, 2018
  12. Species Heterocarpus gibbosus Spence Bate, 1888
  13. Species Heterocarpus grimaldii A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900
  14. Species Heterocarpus hayashii Crosnier, 1988
  15. Species Heterocarpus hostilis Faxon, 1893
  16. Species Heterocarpus inopinatus Tavares, 1999
  17. Species Heterocarpus intermedius Crosnier, 1999
  18. Species Heterocarpus laevigatus Spence Bate, 1888
  19. Species Heterocarpus lepidus De Man, 1917
  20. Species Heterocarpus longirostris MacGilchrist, 1905
  21. Species Heterocarpus nasicus Timofeev, 1993
  22. Species Heterocarpus oryx A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
  23. Species Heterocarpus parvispina De Man, 1917
  24. Species Heterocarpus reedi Bahamonde, 1955
  25. Species Heterocarpus sibogae De Man, 1917
  26. Species Heterocarpus signatus Rathbun, 1906
  27. Species Heterocarpus tenuidentatus Cleva & Crosnier, 2006
  28. Species Heterocarpus tricarinatus Alcock & Anderson, 1894
  29. Species Heterocarpus vicarius Faxon, 1893
  30. Species Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901
  31. Subgenus Heterocarpus (Heterocapoides) De Man, 1917 accepted as Procletes Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    1. Species Heterocarpus (Heterocapoides) glabrus Zarenkov, 1971 accepted as Procletes levicarina (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  32. Subgenus Heterocarpus (Heterocarpoides) De Man, 1917 accepted as Procletes Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Heterocarpus (Heterocarpoides) levicarina (Spence Bate, 1888) accepted as Procletes levicarina (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Heterocarpus affinis Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  34. Species Heterocarpus alexandri A. Milne-Edwards, 1883 accepted as Heteronika alexandri (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Heterocarpus alphonsi Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Heterocarpus dorsalis Spence Bate, 1888 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Heterocarpus facetus Zarenkov in Zarenkov & Khodkina, 1983 accepted as Heterocarpus longirostris MacGilchrist, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Heterocarpus laevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1883 accepted as Plesionika laevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Heterocarpus nesisi Burukovsky, 1986 accepted as Heteronika nesisi (Burukovsky, 1986)
  39. Species Heterocarpus unicarinatus Borradaile, 1915 accepted as Plesionika unicarinatus (Borradaile, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Heterocarpus wood-masoni Alcock, 1901 accepted as Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne-Edwards, A. (1881). Description de quelques crustacés macroures provenant des grandes profondeurs de la Mer des Antilles. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6.</em> 11(4): 1-16. [details] OpenAccess publication
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Heterocarpus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107042 on 2025-04-04
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Türkay, Michael
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2010-09-09 09:49:35Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2011-12-01 06:37:19Z
changed
Fransen, Charles
2020-11-02 13:19:12Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy
2025-01-10 18:18:01Z
changed
De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Milne-Edwards, A. (1881). Description de quelques crustacés macroures provenant des grandes profondeurs de la Mer des Antilles. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6.</em> 11(4): 1-16. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Atlantocaris Ortmann, 1893) Ortmann, A. E. (1893). Decapoden und Schizopoden. <em>In: Hensen, V. (ed.), Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung. Kiel und Leipzig, Lipsius und Tischer.</em> 2.G.b: 1-120, pls. 1-10. [details] OpenAccess publication

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 (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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] OpenAccess publication

 
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LanguageName 
English nylon shrimps  [details]
German Kanten-TiefseegarnelenKantengarnelen  [details]
Japanese ミノエビ属  [details]
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Heterocarpus ensifer, 409 m Gulf of Mexico Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017. Identification from photograph by M. Wicksten.
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Heterocarpus ensifer
Heterocarpus ensifer
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