Deep-Sea taxon details
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
107600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107600)
accepted
Species
Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Milne-Edwards, A. (1881). Description de quelques crustacés macroures provenant des grandes profondeurs de la Mer des Antilles. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6.</em> 11(4): 1-16. [details] 
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas to 43°N latitude (on the Nova Scotian Banks)
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas to 43°N latitude (on the Nova Scotian Banks) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107600 on 2026-02-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107600 on 2026-02-26
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original description
Milne-Edwards, A. (1881). Description de quelques crustacés macroures provenant des grandes profondeurs de la Mer des Antilles. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6.</em> 11(4): 1-16. [details]
original description (of Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888) Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pohle, G.W. 1988. A guide to the deep-sea shrimp and shrimp-like decapod Crustacea of Atlantic Canada. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 1657, 29 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1988). Oplophoridae (Crustacea Decapoda) récoltés de 1971 à 1982 par les navires françaises dans l'océan Indien occidental sud. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (4) section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie animales.</em> 9: 695-726., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287603 [details] Available for editors
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888) Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-52/htm/doc.html [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Moscoso, V. (2012). Catálogo de crustáceos decápodos y estomatópodos del Perú. <em>Boletín Instituto del Mar del Perú.</em> 27(1-2): 8-207., available online at https://repositorio.imarpe.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12958/2190 [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Pohle, G.W. 1988. A guide to the deep-sea shrimp and shrimp-like decapod Crustacea of Atlantic Canada. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 1657, 29 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Crosnier, A. (1988). Oplophoridae (Crustacea Decapoda) récoltés de 1971 à 1982 par les navires françaises dans l'océan Indien occidental sud. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (4) section A, Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie animales.</em> 9: 695-726., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287603 [details] Available for editors
additional source Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas to 43°N latitude (on the Nova Scotian Banks) [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elegant deep-sea shrimp | [details] |
| French | crevette élégante | [details] |
| Japanese | フタスジアタマエビ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notostomus elegans)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notostomus elegans)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (22 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Notostomus longirostris Spence Bate, 1888)
To ITIS
