WoRMS taxon details
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)
102401 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:102401)
accepted
Species
Cerapus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerapus latimanus Grube, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerapus minax S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerapus rapax (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erichthonius brasiliensis · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Ericthonius (Pyctilus) brasiliensis Dana, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ericthonius bidens A. Costa, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ericthonius disjunctus Stout, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ericthonius latimanus (Grube, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ericthonius minax (S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ericthonius rapax Stimpson, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ericthonius (Pyctilus) brasiliensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 976 [details]
page(s): 976 [details]
Type locality contained in Rio De Janeiro
type locality contained in Rio De Janeiro [details]
Depth range Littoral and continental shelf (0 to 200 m), 0-110 m.
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...
Distribution The appearance of Ericthonius brasiliensis in the north-east Atlantic regio is not established according to Myers &...
Nomenclature Myers & McGrath (1984) stated that in often used books (e.g. Chevreux & Fage, 1925; Schellenberg, 1942 and Lincoln, 1979) the...
Depth range Littoral and continental shelf (0 to 200 m), 0-110 m. [details]
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
Distribution The appearance of Ericthonius brasiliensis in the north-east Atlantic regio is not established according to Myers &...
Distribution The appearance of Ericthonius brasiliensis in the north-east Atlantic regio is not established according to Myers & McGrath (1984). [details]
Nomenclature Myers & McGrath (1984) stated that in often used books (e.g. Chevreux & Fage, 1925; Schellenberg, 1942 and Lincoln, 1979) the...
Nomenclature Myers & McGrath (1984) stated that in often used books (e.g. Chevreux & Fage, 1925; Schellenberg, 1942 and Lincoln, 1979) the species Ericthonius punctatus is treated as E. brasiliensis [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. Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102401 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ericthonius disjunctus Stout, 1913) Stout, V. R. (1913). Studies in Laguna Amphipoda. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere.</em> 34: 633-659. [details]
original description (of Ericthonius (Pyctilus) brasiliensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 976 [details]
original description (of Cerapus latimanus Grube, 1864) Grube, A. E. (1864). Die insel Lussin und ihre Meeresfauna. Nach einem Sechswöchentlichen Aufenthalte. <em>Ferdinand Hirt: Breslau.</em> 116 pp., 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3148838 [details]
original description (of Cerapus minax S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873) Smith, S.I. (1873). Crustacea. In: Verrill, A. E., Report upon the Invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report of the Commissioner for 1871 and 1872, United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.</em> 1: 545-580.
page(s): 565 [details]
original description (of Ericthonius rapax Stimpson, 1857) Stimpson, W. (1857). On the Crustacea and Echinodermata of the Pacific shores of North America. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 444-532, pls. 18-23 [preprint issued April 1857, journal edition 1858]., available online at https://archive.org/stream/crustaceaechinod00stim#page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 515 [details]
original description (of Ericthonius bidens A. Costa, 1853) Costa, A. (1853). Richerche sui crostacei amfipodi del regno di Napoli / del Dot. Achille Costa. <em>Mem. Reale Accad. Sc. Napoli.</em> 1, 165-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2070#/summary [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ericthonius (Pyctilus) brasiliensis Dana, 1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 976 [details]
original description (of Cerapus latimanus Grube, 1864) Grube, A. E. (1864). Die insel Lussin und ihre Meeresfauna. Nach einem Sechswöchentlichen Aufenthalte. <em>Ferdinand Hirt: Breslau.</em> 116 pp., 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3148838 [details]
original description (of Cerapus minax S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873) Smith, S.I. (1873). Crustacea. In: Verrill, A. E., Report upon the Invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report of the Commissioner for 1871 and 1872, United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.</em> 1: 545-580.
page(s): 565 [details]
original description (of Ericthonius rapax Stimpson, 1857) Stimpson, W. (1857). On the Crustacea and Echinodermata of the Pacific shores of North America. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 6: 444-532, pls. 18-23 [preprint issued April 1857, journal edition 1858]., available online at https://archive.org/stream/crustaceaechinod00stim#page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 515 [details]
original description (of Ericthonius bidens A. Costa, 1853) Costa, A. (1853). Richerche sui crostacei amfipodi del regno di Napoli / del Dot. Achille Costa. <em>Mem. Reale Accad. Sc. Napoli.</em> 1, 165-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2070#/summary [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Navarro-Barranco, C.; Martínez, A.; Sempere-Valverde, J.; Chebaane, S.; Digenis, M.; Plaitis, W.; Voultsiadou, E.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2023). Amphipods in Mediterranean Marine and Anchialine Caves: New Data and Overview of Existing Knowledge. <em>Diversity.</em> 15(12): 1180., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/12/1180 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda) Kunkel, B. W. (1910). The Amphipoda of Bermuda. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 1-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7321769 [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]context source (Bermuda) Kunkel, B. W. (1910). The Amphipoda of Bermuda. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 16: 1-116., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7321769 [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lincoln, R. J. (1979). British marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. <em>British Museum (Natural History).</em> 658 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral and continental shelf (0 to 200 m), 0-110 m. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]Distribution The appearance of Ericthonius brasiliensis in the north-east Atlantic regio is not established according to Myers & McGrath (1984). [details]
Nomenclature Myers & McGrath (1984) stated that in often used books (e.g. Chevreux & Fage, 1925; Schellenberg, 1942 and Lincoln, 1979) the species Ericthonius punctatus is treated as E. brasiliensis [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モバソコトビムシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Erichthonius brasiliensis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ericthonius minax (S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ericthonius brasiliensis)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ericthonius disjunctus Stout, 1913)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (195 records) (from synonym Erichthonius brasiliensis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (79 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Erichthonius brasiliensis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ericthonius minax (S.I. Smith in Verril, 1873))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ericthonius brasiliensis)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ericthonius disjunctus Stout, 1913)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (195 records) (from synonym Erichthonius brasiliensis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (79 records)
To ITIS