African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834

AfReMaS taxon details

Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834

AphiaID

204574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204574)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pisa monoceros Latreille, 1825 accepted as Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838

Original name

Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834

Direct children (2)

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Species Menaethius monoceros (Latreille, 1825)
Species Menaethius orientalis (Sakai, 1969)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204574 on 2026-08-07

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Menaethius H. Milne Edwards, 1834. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204574 on 2026-08-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-04-16 06:07:12Z

created

Onyango, Eunice

1998-01-21 07:36:29Z

changed

Fondo, Esther

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-12-16 08:58:17Z

checked

Davie, Peter

2011-01-19 07:58:39Z

changed

Davie, Peter

2022-05-21 13:28:35Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2022-05-29 00:05:10Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2022-12-25 00:34:50Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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original description Milne Edwards, H. (1834–1840). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Comprenant l´Anatomie, la Physiologie et la Classification de ces Animaux, Vol I (1834): i–xxxv + 1–468, Vol. II (1837): 1–532, Vol. III (1840): 1–638; atlas: 1–32, pls. 1–42. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16170#/summary [details]

basis of record Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Menaethius)
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