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Deep-Sea taxon details

Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902

Antarcturus (Antarcturidae)

AphiaID

174514 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174514)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon of

Antarcturidae Poore, 2001

Parent

Antarcturidae Poore, 2001

Original name

Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902

Synonymised names

Antarcturus (Antarcturus) zur Strassen, 1902 · unaccepted (subgenus not recognised; junior synonym)

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Species Antarcturus andriashevi Kussakin & Vasina, 1995
Species Antarcturus caecus (Kussakin & Vasina, 1995)
Species Antarcturus furcatus (Studer, 1882)
Species Antarcturus glacialis (Beddard, 1886)
Species Antarcturus hempeli Wägele, 1988
Species Antarcturus hirsutus (Richardson, 1904)
Species Antarcturus horridus Tattersall, 1921
Species Antarcturus johnstoni Hale, 1946
Species Antarcturus kamtschaticus Kussakin, 1971
Species Antarcturus kilepoae Kussakin, 1971
Species Antarcturus multispinis (Benedict, 1898)
Species Antarcturus polaris (Hodgson, 1902)
Species Antarcturus spinacoronatus Schultz, 1978
Species Antarcturus strasseni Brandt, 1990
Species Antarcturus zenkevitchi Kussakin, 1971
Subgenus Antarcturus (Antarcturus) zur Strassen, 1902 accepted as Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902 (subgenus not recognised; junior synonym)
Species Antarcturus bicornis Kensley, 1984 accepted as Litarcturus bicornis (Kensley, 1984) (superseded original combination)
Species Antarcturus hiemalis Hodgson, 1910 accepted as Dolichiscus hiemalis (Hodgson, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Antarcturus pacificus Gurjanova, 1955 accepted as Chaetarcturus pacificus (Gurjanova, 1955) (superseded original combination)
Species Antarcturus praecipius Menzies & George, 1972 accepted as Chaetarcturus praecipius (Menzies & George, 1972) (superseded original combination)
Species Antarcturus princeps Kussakin & Vasina, 1998 accepted as Marmachius princeps (Kussakin & Vasina, 1998)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

zur Strassen, O. (1902). Ueber die Gattung Arcturus und die Arcturiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 25: 682-689. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S. (Eds) (2024). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174514 on 2025-04-09

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174514 on 2025-04-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-14 07:53:52Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-11-28 15:20:16Z

checked

Schotte, Marilyn

2008-03-13 10:11:15Z

changed

Poore, Gary C.B.

2009-02-20 10:38:06Z

changed

Poore, Gary C.B.

2023-03-13 22:27:59Z

changed

Poore, Gary C.B.

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original description zur Strassen, O. (1902). Ueber die Gattung Arcturus und die Arcturiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 25: 682-689. [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

additional source 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]