WoRMS taxon details
Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902
174514 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174514)
accepted
Genus
Antarcturus oryx zur Strassen, 1902 (type by subsequent designation)
Antarcturus (Antarcturus) zur Strassen, 1902 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Antarcturus (Microarcturus) Nordenstam, 1933 · unaccepted > unavailable name (type species not designated)
- Species Antarcturus alimus Schultz, 1978
- Species Antarcturus andriashevi Kussakin & Vasina, 1995
- Species Antarcturus breidensis Nunomura, 2005
- Species Antarcturus caecus (Kussakin & Vasina, 1995)
- Species Antarcturus furcatus (Studer, 1882)
- Species Antarcturus giganteus Brandt, 1990
- Species Antarcturus glacialis (Beddard, 1886)
- Species Antarcturus hempeli Wägele, 1988
- Species Antarcturus hirsutus (Richardson, 1904)
- Species Antarcturus hodgsoni Richardson, 1913
- Species Antarcturus horridus Tattersall, 1921
- Species Antarcturus johnstoni Hale, 1946
- Species Antarcturus kamtschaticus Kussakin, 1971
- Species Antarcturus kilepoae Kussakin, 1971
- Species Antarcturus kladophoros Stebbing, 1908
- Species Antarcturus multispinis (Benedict, 1898)
- Species Antarcturus nonatoi Pires & Sumida, 1997
- Species Antarcturus oryx zur Strassen, 1902
- Species Antarcturus polaris (Hodgson, 1902)
- Species Antarcturus schmidti Brandt, 1990
- Species Antarcturus signiensis White, 1979
- Species Antarcturus spinacoronatus Schultz, 1978
- Species Antarcturus strasseni Brandt, 1990
- Species Antarcturus usitatus Schultz, 1978
- Species Antarcturus weddelli Brandt, 1990
- Species Antarcturus zenkevitchi Kussakin, 1971
- Subgenus Antarcturus (Antarcturus) zur Strassen, 1902 accepted as Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) abyssalis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus abyssalis (Birstein, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) acutispinis Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus acutispinis (Kussakin, 1982) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) bathybialis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus bathybialis (Birstein, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) beddardi (Gurjanova, 1935) accepted as Chaetarcturus beddardi (Gurjanova, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) echinatus Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus echinatus (Kussakin, 1982) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) globicaudis Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus globicaudis (Kussakin, 1982) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) hirsutus (Richardson, 1904) accepted as Antarcturus hirsutus (Richardson, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) kamtschaticus Kussakin, 1971 accepted as Antarcturus kamtschaticus Kussakin, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) oligospinus Kussakin, 1971 accepted as Chaetarcturus oligospinis (Kussakin, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) ultraabyssalis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus ultraabyssalis (Birstein, 1963) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus (Antarcturus) zenkevitchi Kussakin, 1971 accepted as Antarcturus zenkevitchi Kussakin, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Antarcturus (Microarcturus) Nordenstam, 1933 accepted as Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902 (unaccepted > unavailable name, type species not designated)
- Species Antarcturus (Microarcturus) kilepoae Kussakin, 1971 accepted as Antarcturus kilepoae Kussakin, 1971 (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus abyssalis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus abyssalis (Birstein, 1963) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus acanthurus Monod, 1925 accepted as Mixarcturus acanthurus (Monod, 1925) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus aculeatus Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Chaetarcturus aculeatus (Kussakin, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus acutispinis Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus acutispinis (Kussakin, 1982) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus adareanus (Hodgson, 1902) accepted as Chaetarcturus adareanus (Hodgson, 1902) (outdated combination)
- Species Antarcturus anna (Beddard, 1886) accepted as Dolichiscus anna (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus antarcticus Bouvier, 1910 accepted as Litarcturus antarcticus (Bouvier, 1910) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus bathybialis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus bathybialis (Birstein, 1963) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus belgicae Monod, 1925 accepted as Tuberarcturus belgicae (Monod, 1925) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus beliaevei Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Oxyarcturus beliaevei (Kussakin, 1967) accepted as Antarcturidae incertae sedis (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus bicornis Kensley, 1984 accepted as Litarcturus bicornis (Kensley, 1984) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus bovinus Brandt & Wägele, 1988 accepted as Chaetarcturus bovinus (Brandt & Wägele, 1988) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus brunneus (Beddard, 1886) accepted as Chaetarcturus brunneus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus cactiformis Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Tuberarcturus cactiformis (Kussakin, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus debilis Hale, 1937 accepted as Dolichiscus debilis (Hale, 1937) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus drygalskii Vanhöffen, 1914 accepted as Tuberarcturus drygalskii (Vanhöffen, 1914) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus dubius Kussakin, 1967 accepted as Oxyarcturus dubius (Kussakin, 1967) accepted as Antarcturidae incertae sedis (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus echinatus Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus echinatus (Kussakin, 1982) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus franklini (Hodgson, 1902) accepted as Chaetarcturus franklini (Hodgson, 1902)
- Species Antarcturus gaussianus Vanhöffen, 1914 accepted as Dolichiscus gaussianus (Vanhöffen, 1914) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus globicaudis Kussakin, 1982 accepted as Chaetarcturus globicaudis (Kussakin, 1982) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus granulosus Nordenstam, 1933 accepted as Litarcturus granulosus (Nordenstam, 1933) accepted as Fissarcturus granulosus (Nordenstam, 1933) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus hiemalis Hodgson, 1910 accepted as Dolichiscus hiemalis (Hodgson, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus hirticornis Monod, 1926 accepted as Fissarcturus hirticornis (Monod, 1926) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus lillei Tattersall, 1921 accepted as Litarcturus lillei (Tattersall, 1921) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus meridionalis Hodgson, 1910 accepted as Dolichiscus meridionalis (Hodgson, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Antarcturus oligospinis Kussakin, 1971 accepted as Chaetarcturus oligospinis (Kussakin, 1971) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus ornatus Tattersall, 1913 accepted as Astacilla corniger (Stebbing, 1873) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Antarcturus pacificus Gurjanova, 1955 accepted as Chaetarcturus pacificus (Gurjanova, 1955) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus praecipius Menzies & George, 1972 accepted as Chaetarcturus praecipius (Menzies & George, 1972) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus princeps Kussakin & Vasina, 1998 accepted as Marmachius princeps (Kussakin & Vasina, 1998)
- Species Antarcturus similis Barnard, 1925 accepted as Austroarcturus similis (Barnard, 1925) (superseded original combination)
- Species Antarcturus ultraabyssalis Birstein, 1963 accepted as Chaetarcturus ultraabyssalis (Birstein, 1963) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
zur Strassen, O. (1902). Ueber die Gattung <i>Arcturus</i> und die Arcturiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25: 682-689. [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2026). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174514 on 2026-02-22
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Nomenclature
original description
zur Strassen, O. (1902). Ueber die Gattung <i>Arcturus</i> und die Arcturiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25: 682-689. [details] 
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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]
subsequent type designation Stebbing, T.R.R. (1908). South African Crustacea. Part IV. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 6: 1-96, pls. 1-15. [details]
additional source 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]
subsequent type designation Stebbing, T.R.R. (1908). South African Crustacea. Part IV. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 6: 1-96, pls. 1-15. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Classification Member of the family Arcturidae according to RAMS [details]