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WoRMS taxon details

Mesanthura decorata Menzies & Glynn, 1968

AphiaID

827787 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:827787)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Mesanthura Barnard, 1914

Original name

Mesanthura decorata Menzies & Glynn, 1968

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Menzies, R. J.; Glynn, P. W. (1968). The common marine isopod Crustacea of Puerto Rico: A handbook for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 27(104): 1-133. [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Holotype USNM 119347, verbatimGeounit Puerto Rico,...

Holotype USNM 119347, verbatimGeounit Puerto Rico, Sta. VI... [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Mesanthura decorata Menzies & Glynn, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827787 on 2025-07-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-12-22 03:39:06Z

created

Poore, Gary C.B.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Menzies, R. J.; Glynn, P. W. (1968). The common marine isopod Crustacea of Puerto Rico: A handbook for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 27(104): 1-133. [details] Available for editors

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