Deep-Sea taxon details
Willemoesia Grote, 1873
107058 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107058)
accepted
Genus
- Species Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Species Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893
- Species Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873)
- Species Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920
- Species Willemoesia bonaspei Kensley, 1968 accepted as Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Willemoesia bona-spei Kensley, 1968 accepted as Willemoesia bonaspei Kensley, 1968 accepted as Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Willemoesia challengeri Sund, 1920 accepted as Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Willemoesia indica Alcock, 1901 accepted as Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Willemoesia secunda Sund, 1920 accepted as Willemoesia leptodactyla (Thomson, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Grote, A.R. (1873). “Deidamia”. <em>Nature.</em> 8: 485. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Willemoesia Grote, 1873. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107058 on 2025-05-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Willemoesia Grote, 1873. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107058 on 2025-05-18
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original description
Grote, A.R. (1873). “Deidamia”. <em>Nature.</em> 8: 485. [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]
additional source Ahyong, S.T. (2009). The polychelidan lobsters: phylogeny and systematics (Polychelida: Polychelidae). <em>Crustacean Issues.</em> 18: 369–396., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c19 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Ahyong, S.T. (2009). The polychelidan lobsters: phylogeny and systematics (Polychelida: Polychelidae). <em>Crustacean Issues.</em> 18: 369–396., available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420092592-c19 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
