Deep-Sea taxon details
Byblis Boeck, 1871
101446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101446)
accepted
Genus
- Species Byblis abyssi G. O. Sars, 1879
- Species Byblis antarctica Schellenberg, 1931
- Species Byblis barbarensis J.L. Barnard, 1960
- Species Byblis bathyalis J.L. Barnard, 1966
- Species Byblis bjornbergae Valério-Berardo, 2008
- Species Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971
- Species Byblis ceylonica J.L. Barnard, 1961
- Species Byblis coeca Margulis, 1967
- Species Byblis crassicornis Metzger, 1875
- Species Byblis cubensis (Ortiz, 1978)
- Species Byblis erythrops G.O. Sars, 1883
- Species Byblis gaimardii (Krøyer, 1846)
- Species Byblis gerara Lowry & Poore, 1985
- Species Byblis gloriosae Ledoyer, 1982
- Species Byblis guernei Chevreux, 1887
- Species Byblis hortonae Peart & Stewart, 2026
- Species Byblis liena Poore & Lowry, 2023
- Species Byblis medialis Mills, 1971
- Species Byblis minuticornis (G.O. Sars, 1879)
- Species Byblis nana Margulis, 1967
- Species Byblis securiger (K.H. Barnard, 1931)
- Species Byblis serrata S.I. Smith, 1873
- Species Byblis subantarctica Schellenberg, 1931
- Species Byblis tannerensis J.L. Barnard, 1966
- Species Byblis teres J.L. Barnard, 1967
- Species Byblis thyabilis J.L. Barnard, 1971
- Species Byblis vitjazi Margulis, 1967
- Species Byblis anisuropus Stebbing, 1908 accepted as Ampelisca anisuropa (Stebbing, 1908)
- Species Byblis gaimardi (Krøyer, 1846) accepted as Byblis gaimardii (Krøyer, 1846) (spelling variation)
- Species Byblis plumicornis Ledoyer, 1978 accepted as Byblisoides plumicornis Ledoyer, 1978
- Species Byblis profundi Mills, 1971 accepted as Byblisoides profundi (Mills, 1971)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Boeck, A. (1871). Crustacea amphipoda borealia et arctica. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1870: 83-280., available online at https://archive.org/details/crustaceaamphipo00boec
page(s): 148 [details]
page(s): 148 [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2026). World Amphipoda Database. Byblis Boeck, 1871. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101446 on 2026-05-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Byblis Boeck, 1871. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101446 on 2026-05-03
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original description
Boeck, A. (1871). Crustacea amphipoda borealia et arctica. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1870: 83-280., available online at https://archive.org/details/crustaceaamphipo00boec
page(s): 148 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan-Santini, D.; Dauvin, J.-C. (1993). Distribution and phylogeny of the genus <i>Byblis</i> Boeck (Ampeliscidae): preliminary statement. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 27: 909-931., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939300770561 [details]
additional source De Broyer, C.; Lowry, J.K.; Jazdzewski, K. & Robert, H. (2007). Catalogue of the Gammaridean and Corophiidean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Southern Ocean, with distribution and ecological data. In: De Broyer C. (ed.). Census of Antarctic Marine Life: Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Vol. I. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie.</em> 77, suppl. 1: 1-325. [details]
additional source Dickinson, J. J. (1983). The Systematics and Distributional Ecology of the Superfamily Ampeliscoidea (Amphipoda,Gammaridea) in the Northeastern Pacific Region. II.The Genera Byblis and Haploops. <em>National Museum of Canada, Publications in Natural Sciences.</em> 1: 1-6. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
identification resource Peart R.A., Stewart E.C.D. (2026). Two new species from two genera of the family Ampeliscidae Krøyer, 1842 (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean. In: Jażdżewska AM (Ed.) New deep-sea Amphipoda from Clarion-Clipperton Zone. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1274: 229–253., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1274.141891
page(s): 241; note: Key to deep-sea Byblis Whole occurrence range deeper than 1000 m. All species noted have no eyes or cuticular lenses. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 148 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan-Santini, D.; Dauvin, J.-C. (1993). Distribution and phylogeny of the genus <i>Byblis</i> Boeck (Ampeliscidae): preliminary statement. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 27: 909-931., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939300770561 [details]
additional source De Broyer, C.; Lowry, J.K.; Jazdzewski, K. & Robert, H. (2007). Catalogue of the Gammaridean and Corophiidean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Southern Ocean, with distribution and ecological data. In: De Broyer C. (ed.). Census of Antarctic Marine Life: Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Vol. I. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Biologie.</em> 77, suppl. 1: 1-325. [details]
additional source Dickinson, J. J. (1983). The Systematics and Distributional Ecology of the Superfamily Ampeliscoidea (Amphipoda,Gammaridea) in the Northeastern Pacific Region. II.The Genera Byblis and Haploops. <em>National Museum of Canada, Publications in Natural Sciences.</em> 1: 1-6. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
identification resource Peart R.A., Stewart E.C.D. (2026). Two new species from two genera of the family Ampeliscidae Krøyer, 1842 (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean. In: Jażdżewska AM (Ed.) New deep-sea Amphipoda from Clarion-Clipperton Zone. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1274: 229–253., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1274.141891
page(s): 241; note: Key to deep-sea Byblis Whole occurrence range deeper than 1000 m. All species noted have no eyes or cuticular lenses. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オボコスガメ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Byblis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Byblis)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (25 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Byblis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Byblis)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (25 traits)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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