WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858
107411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107411)
accepted
Species
Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Menippe Ortmanni De Man, 1899 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sphaerozius oeschi Ward, 1941 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quæ in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars IV. Crustacea Cancroidea et Corystoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 31-40 [29-37 in separate]. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107411 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quæ in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers ducibus, observavit et descripsit W. Stimpson. Pars IV. Crustacea Cancroidea et Corystoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 31-40 [29-37 in separate]. [details]
original description (of Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894) Rathbun, M.J. (1894). Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. XXIV. Descriptions of new genera and species of crabs from the west coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 16(933): 223-260 [imprint 1893]. [details]
original description (of Menippe Ortmanni De Man, 1899) De Man, J.G. (1899). Zoological Results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central Borneo. The Crustacea. Part II. Brachyura. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 21(1-3): 53-144, pls. 5-12. [details]
original description (of Sphaerozius oeschi Ward, 1941) Ward, M. (1941). New Brachyura from the Gulf of Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1104: 1-15. [details] Available for editors
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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]
original description (of Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894) Rathbun, M.J. (1894). Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. No. XXIV. Descriptions of new genera and species of crabs from the west coast of North America and the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 16(933): 223-260 [imprint 1893]. [details]
original description (of Menippe Ortmanni De Man, 1899) De Man, J.G. (1899). Zoological Results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central Borneo. The Crustacea. Part II. Brachyura. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> 21(1-3): 53-144, pls. 5-12. [details]
original description (of Sphaerozius oeschi Ward, 1941) Ward, M. (1941). New Brachyura from the Gulf of Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1104: 1-15. [details] Available for editors
[request]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 (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1984). Addendum: Familles des Carpiliidae et des Menippidae. <em>Crustaces Decapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. ORSTOM.</em> [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
[request]context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1984). Addendum: Familles des Carpiliidae et des Menippidae. <em>Crustaces Decapodes Brachyoures de l'Ocean Indien occidental et de la Mer Rouge. ORSTOM.</em> [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Unreviewed
Remark In family 'Xanthidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スベスベオウギガニ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Menippe Ortmanni De Man, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerozius nitidus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Menippe Ortmanni De Man, 1899)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerozius nitidus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Menippe convexa Rathbun, 1894)
To ITIS
