World Register of Deep-Sea species - Challengeridae Murray, 1885

Deep-Sea taxon details

Challengeridae Murray, 1885

AphiaID

345870 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345870)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Phaeogromida

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Genus Challengeron
Genus Protocystis Wallich, 1862

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Deep-Sea (2025). Challengeridae Murray, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345870 on 2026-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Challengeridae Murray, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345870 on 2026-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2008-06-18 12:51:08Z

created

Vanhoorne, Bart

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basis of record The Taxonomicon, available online at http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Language	Name
Japanese	チャレンジェロン科	[details]

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