original description
Birstein, J. A. (1961). <i>Microthambema tenuis</i> n. gen, n. sp. (Isopoda, Asellota) and relations of some asellote isopods. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 2(2): 132-141. [details] Available for editors
basis of record
Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3435-5690 [details]
type locality N.W. Pacific [details]