Deep-Sea taxon details
Orchomene limodes Meador & Present, 1985
761693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:761693)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Meador J.P. & Present T.M.C. (1985). Orchomene limodes, new species, a scavenging amphipod from Scripps Canyon, California: species description and analysis of morphological variation. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 5, 3, 523-538; 3 figs.;., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1547922 [details] Available for editors 
Holotype USNM No. 222008, geounit United States part...
Holotype USNM No. 222008, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Etymology From the Greek limodes, to be famished or hungry.
Taxonomic remark This species should be placed in the genus Orchomenopsis (Teste Lowry, Teste Thurston). However until such time as these...
Etymology From the Greek limodes, to be famished or hungry. [details]
Taxonomic remark This species should be placed in the genus Orchomenopsis (Teste Lowry, Teste Thurston). However until such time as these...
Taxonomic remark This species should be placed in the genus Orchomenopsis (Teste Lowry, Teste Thurston). However until such time as these genera are revised the species must remain in Orchomene. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Orchomene limodes Meador & Present, 1985. 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=761693 on 2026-08-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Orchomene limodes Meador & Present, 1985. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761693 on 2026-08-30
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Meador J.P. & Present T.M.C. (1985). Orchomene limodes, new species, a scavenging amphipod from Scripps Canyon, California: species description and analysis of morphological variation. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 5, 3, 523-538; 3 figs.;., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1547922 [details] Available for editors
additional source Barnard, J. L.; Karaman, G. S. (1991). The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Part 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 13 (2): 419–866., available online at https://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/barnard-and-karaman-1991-rec-aust-mus-suppl-132-419866 [details] Available for editors
additional source Barnard, J. L.; Karaman, G. S. (1991). The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Part 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 13 (2): 419–866., available online at https://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/barnard-and-karaman-1991-rec-aust-mus-suppl-132-419866 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Allotype USNM No. 222009, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Holotype USNM No. 222008, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM No. 222010, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM No. 222010, geounit United States part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
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Etymology From the Greek limodes, to be famished or hungry. [details]Taxonomic remark This species should be placed in the genus Orchomenopsis (Teste Lowry, Teste Thurston). However until such time as these genera are revised the species must remain in Orchomene. [details]
