Deep-Sea taxon details
Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986
136205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136205)
accepted
Genus
Scoloura Sieg & Dojiri, 1991 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842)
- Species Akanthophoreus phillipsi (Sieg & Dojiri, 1991)
- Species Akanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
- Species Akanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913)
- Species Akanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864) accepted as Parakanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864)
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]
Deep-Sea (2026). Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136205 on 2026-02-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136205 on 2026-02-13
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Martinez, Olga
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]
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
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]
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
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]
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
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]
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]
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
From editor or global species database
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]
