WoRMS taxon details
Opecarcinus hypostegus (Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)
241170 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241170)
accepted
Species
Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977) Shaw, J.K.; Hopkins, T.S. (1977). The distribution of the family Hapalocarcinidae (Decapoda, Brachyura) on the Florida Middle Ground with a description of Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus new species. In: Taylor, D. L. (ed.), Proceedings, Third International Coral Reef Symposium,Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, USA, 1: 177–183. [details] Available for editors 
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Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Opecarcinus hypostegus (Shaw & Hopkins, 1977). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241170 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977) Shaw, J.K.; Hopkins, T.S. (1977). The distribution of the family Hapalocarcinidae (Decapoda, Brachyura) on the Florida Middle Ground with a description of Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus new species. In: Taylor, D. L. (ed.), Proceedings, Third International Coral Reef Symposium,Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, USA, 1: 177–183. [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Association Associated with corals (obligate) [details]Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
To Barcode of Life (199 barcodes)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opecarcinus hypostegus)
To GenBank (221 nucleotides; 214 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 168532) (from synonym Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)
To ITIS
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opecarcinus hypostegus)
To GenBank (221 nucleotides; 214 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 168532) (from synonym Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)
To ITIS