WoRMS taxon details
Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830
209419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209419)
accepted
Species
Macrophthalmus affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ocypode (Macrophthalmus) depressus Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, E. (1830). Beschreibung und Abbildung von 24 Arten Kurzschwänzigen Krabben, als Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte des rothen Meeres. H. L. Brönner, Frankfurt am Main, 28 pp., 6 pls. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209419 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Macrophthalmus affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1838) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1829-1843). Iconographie du régne animal de G. Cuvier. [Representation d'apres nature de l'une des especes les plus remarquables et souvent non encore figurees, de chaque genre d'animaux.Iconography of the animal kingdom by G. Cuvier.]. <em>Planches des Animaux invertébrés. Zoophytes. 2. Crustacées. A. Londres publisher. (Publication began in 1829).</em> :1-48, [ Copepods pl. 35, This plate was published in 1837.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27813845 [details]
original description (of Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, E. (1830). Beschreibung und Abbildung von 24 Arten Kurzschwänzigen Krabben, als Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte des rothen Meeres. H. L. Brönner, Frankfurt am Main, 28 pp., 6 pls. [details]
basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328 [details]
original description (of Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, E. (1830). Beschreibung und Abbildung von 24 Arten Kurzschwänzigen Krabben, als Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte des rothen Meeres. H. L. Brönner, Frankfurt am Main, 28 pp., 6 pls. [details]
basis of record Hartnoll, R.G. (1975). The Grapsidae and Ocypodidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Tanzania. J. Zool. London 177, 305-328 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Burrows in mangrove vegetation and in cleared areas. [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Macrophthalmus affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrophthalmus depressus) (from synonym Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Macrophthalmus affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrophthalmus depressus) (from synonym Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppell, 1830)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)