Bate, C. S. (1881). On the Penaeidae. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5.</em> 8: 169-196, pls. 11-12.[details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 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=221005 on 2026-07-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221005 on 2026-07-10
original descriptionBate, C. S. (1881). On the Penaeidae. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5.</em> 8: 169-196, pls. 11-12.[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
basis of recordCrosnier, A. (1985). Crevettes pénéides récoltées dans l'océan Indien lors des campagnes Benthedi, Safari I et II, MD 32/Réunion. <em>Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. nat., Paris.</em> 4(7): 839-877., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5962/p.286015[details] Available for editors
additional sourcePérez Farfante, I.; Kensley, B. (1997). Penaeoid and sergestoid shrimps and prawns of the world. Keys and diagnoses for the families and genera. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 175: 1-233.[details] Available for editors
additional sourceDe 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]
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