Genus Bathynomus Milne Edwards, 1879
- Bathynomus Milne Edwards, A. 1879. Sur un isopode gigantesque des grandes profondeurs de la mer. Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 88: 21-23 [21].
Type species:
Bathynomus giganteus Milne Edwards, 1879 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
CIROLANIDAE: Bathynomus affinis Richardson, 1910 — Griffin, D.J.G. 1975. A new giant deepwater isopod of the genus Bathynomus (Flabellifera: Cirolanidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 100: 103-109
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Brazil, Indo-West Pacific Ocean, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Griffin, D.J.G. 1975. A new giant deepwater isopod of the genus Bathynomus (Flabellifera: Cirolanidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 100: 103-109
- Lowry, J.K. & Dempsey, K. 2006. The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. In, Richer de Forges, B. & Justine, J.-L. (eds). Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Vol. 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 193: 162-192
General References
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1992. Opinion 1668. Bathynomus A. Milne Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea, Isopoda): given precedence over Palaega Woodward, 1870. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49: 86-87 [86] (name placed on Official List of Generic Names in Zoology)
Lowry, J.K. & Dempsey, K. 2006. The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. In, Richer de Forges, B. & Justine, J.-L. (eds). Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Vol. 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 193: 162-192
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ISOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
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