Deep-Sea taxon details
Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905
110379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110379)
accepted
Family
- Genus Ceratocuma Calman, 1905
- Genus Cimmerius Jones, 1973
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Watling, L.; Gerken, S. (2025). World Cumacea Database. Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110379 on 2026-06-27
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110379 on 2026-06-27
basis of record
Watling, L. (2001). Cumacea, <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. 308-310 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bacescu, M. (1992). Cumacea II (Fam. Nannastacidae, Diastylidae, Pseudocumatidae, Gynodiastylidae et Ceratocumatidae). Crustaceorum Catalogus Pars 8. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, 468. [details] Available for editors
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bacescu, M. (1992). Cumacea II (Fam. Nannastacidae, Diastylidae, Pseudocumatidae, Gynodiastylidae et Ceratocumatidae). Crustaceorum Catalogus Pars 8. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, 468. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Morphology - Telson present, small.
- Uropod inner ramus uniarticulate.
- Male pleopods 5, 4, or 3 pairs, with external process on inner ramus.
- Number free thoracic somites never reduced.
- Exopods on maxillipeds and the following combinations of pereopods: in the male, 1-4, rarely 1-3 or 1-2; in the female, 1,or 1-3, with some females showing 1 + 3 rudimentary early in development.
- Mandible with large section dorsal to molar.
- Branchial apparatus without gill plate or supports. [details]
