original description
(of Pterelas magnifica Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]
basis of record
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
redescription
Bruce, N. L. (2004). Reassessment of the isopod crustacean Aega deshaysiana (Milne Edwards, 1840) (Cymothoida: Aegidae): a world-wide complex of 21 species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 142(2): 135-232., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00127.x
page(s): 220 [details]
From editor or global species database
Neotype Bahia Inutil, Fuega, Chile; 53°37'S, 69°36'W [details]