WoRMS name details
Dithyrus faba Dana, 1853
1714707 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1714707)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Dithyrus Dana, 1852 accepted as Platyscelus Spence Bate, 1861
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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] 
Status The type species of Dithyrus is D. faba Dana, 1853, by subsequent designation. Type material could not be located in any...
Status The type species of Dithyrus is D. faba Dana, 1853, by subsequent designation. Type material could not be located in any major North American museum and is considered lost (see Evans 1967). Despite the loss of type material it is clear from Dana’s description and figures that D. faba is a species of Platyscelus, most likely P. armatus. The type locality is the north-west Atlantic, off the Canary Islands, from stomach of Bonito, 27 September 1838. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Dithyrus faba Dana, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1714707 on 2025-11-13
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Nomenclature
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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]
Taxonomy
status source
Zeidler, W. (2016). A review of the families and genera of the superfamily Platysceloidea Bowman & Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea), together with keys to the families, genera and species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4192(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4192.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Status The type species of Dithyrus is D. faba Dana, 1853, by subsequent designation. Type material could not be located in any major North American museum and is considered lost (see Evans 1967). Despite the loss of type material it is clear from Dana’s description and figures that D. faba is a species of Platyscelus, most likely P. armatus. The type locality is the north-west Atlantic, off the Canary Islands, from stomach of Bonito, 27 September 1838. [details]
