WoRMS taxon details
Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986
136205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136205)
accepted
Genus
Tanais gracilis Krøyer, 1842 accepted as Leptognathia gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) accepted as Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) (type by original designation)
Scoloura Sieg & Dojiri, 1991 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Akanthophoreus bicentennialis Bamber, 2014
- Species Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842)
- Species Akanthophoreus lispopygmos Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Bamber & Jóźwiak, 2013
- Species Akanthophoreus phillipsi (Sieg & Dojiri, 1991)
- Species Akanthophoreus undulatus Bird, 2007
- Species Akanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
- Species Akanthophoreus australis (Beddard, 1886) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
- Species Akanthophoreus crassicauda Bird, 2007 accepted as Parakanthophoreus crassicaudus (Bird, 2007) (synonym)
- Species Akanthophoreus imputatus Bird, 2007 accepted as Parakanthophoreus imputatus (Bird, 2007)
- Species Akanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913)
- Species Akanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864) accepted as Parakanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864)
- Species Akanthophoreus multiserratus (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus multiserratus (Hansen, 1913)
- Species Akanthophoreus nanopsenos Bamber & Bird, 2009 accepted as Pseudakanthophoreus nanopsenos (Bamber & Bird, 2009)
- Species Akanthophoreus verutus Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Bamber & Jóźwiak, 2013 accepted as Parakanthophoreus verutus (Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Bamber & Jóźwiak, 2013)
- Species Akanthophoreus vikingra Blazewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2011 accepted as Parakanthophoreus vikingra (Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2011)
- Species Akanthophoreus weddellensis Sieg, 1986 accepted as Parakanthophoreus weddellensis (Sieg, 1986)
marine
Sieg, J. (1986). Tanaidacea (Crustacea) von der Antarktis und Subantarktis. II. Tanaidacea gesammelt von Dr. J.W. Wägele während der Deutschen Antarktis Expedition 1983. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Museum der Universität Kiel.</em> 2 (4): 1-80. [details]
Taxonomic remark Akanthophoreus was made a junior synonym of Paraleptognathia by Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004, but some of the species...
Taxonomic remark Akanthophoreus was made a junior synonym of Paraleptognathia by Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004, but some of the species transferred were subsequently returned to Akanthophoreus [details]
WoRMS (2026). Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136205 on 2026-09-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Sieg, J. (1986). Tanaidacea (Crustacea) von der Antarktis und Subantarktis. II. Tanaidacea gesammelt von Dr. J.W. Wägele während der Deutschen Antarktis Expedition 1983. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Museum der Universität Kiel.</em> 2 (4): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Scoloura Sieg & Dojiri, 1991) Sieg, J., & Dojiri, M. (1991). Two new species and a new genus of the suborder Tanaidomorpha (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from Californian waters. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 25: 1493-1512., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939100770951 [details]
basis of record Bird, G.J. (2001). Tanaidacea. In: Costello, M.J., C.S. Emblow, & R. White (eds.), European Register of Marine Species. A Check-List of the Marine Species in Europe and a Bibliography of Guides to Their Identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 310-315. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Scoloura Sieg & Dojiri, 1991) Sieg, J., & Dojiri, M. (1991). Two new species and a new genus of the suborder Tanaidomorpha (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from Californian waters. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 25: 1493-1512., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939100770951 [details]
basis of record Bird, G.J. (2001). Tanaidacea. In: Costello, M.J., C.S. Emblow, & R. White (eds.), European Register of Marine Species. A Check-List of the Marine Species in Europe and a Bibliography of Guides to Their Identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 310-315. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bamber, R.N., Bird, G., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., & Galil, B. (2009). Tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment habitats off Israel, Eastern Mediterranean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2109: 1-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2109.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., & Bamber, R.N. (2011). Tanaidomorph Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from mudvolcano and seep sites on the Norwegian Margin. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3061: 1–35; 18 October 2011., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3061.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Guerrero-Kommritz, J. (2004). A revision of the genus Paraleptognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) and description of four new specie. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 481: 1-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.481.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Larsen, K., & Wilson, G.D.F. (2002). Tanaidacean phylogeny, the first step: the superfamily Paratanaidoidea. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 40 (4): 205-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0469.2002.00193.x [details]
[request]taxonomy source Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., & Bamber, R.N. (2011). Tanaidomorph Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from mudvolcano and seep sites on the Norwegian Margin. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3061: 1–35; 18 October 2011., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3061.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Guerrero-Kommritz, J. (2004). A revision of the genus Paraleptognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) and description of four new specie. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 481: 1-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.481.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Larsen, K., & Wilson, G.D.F. (2002). Tanaidacean phylogeny, the first step: the superfamily Paratanaidoidea. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 40 (4): 205-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0469.2002.00193.x [details]
Other
additional source
Anderson, G. (2016). Tanaidacea-- Thirty Years of Scholarship. (Vers. 2.0, Dec., 2016)., available online at http://aquila.usm.edu/tanaids30/3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark Akanthophoreus was made a junior synonym of Paraleptognathia by Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004, but some of the species transferred were subsequently returned to Akanthophoreus [details]
