Decanet taxon details
Merhippolyte americana Holthuis, 1961
515312 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:515312)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Holthuis, L.B. (1961). A new species of <i>Merhippolyte</i> (Decapoda Natantia) from east American waters. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 2: 1-5. [details] Available for editors 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Merhippolyte americana Holthuis, 1961. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=515312 on 2025-09-12
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Holthuis, L.B. (1961). A new species of <i>Merhippolyte</i> (Decapoda Natantia) from east American waters. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 2: 1-5. [details] Available for editors
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality