WoRMS taxon details
Pontophilus Leach, 1817
107011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107011)
accepted
Genus
Crangon spinosus Leach, 1816 accepted as Pontophilus spinosus (Leach, 1816) (type by monotypy)
Cheraphilus Kinahan, 1862 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name)
- Species Pontophilus brevirostris Smith, 1881
- Species Pontophilus norvegicus (M. Sars, 1861)
- Species Pontophilus spinosus (Leach, 1816)
- Species Pontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884 accepted as Parapontophilus abyssi (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus acutirostratus Yaldwyn, 1960 accepted as Philocheras acutirostratus (Yaldwyn, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus aglyptus Crosnier, 1971 accepted as Philocheras aglyptus (Crosnier, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus angustirostris De Man, 1918 accepted as Philocheras angustirostris (De Man, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus batei Faxon, 1893 accepted as Parapontophilus abyssi (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontophilus bidens Holthuis, 1951 accepted as Philocheras bidens (Holthuis, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus bispinosus Hailstone, 1835 accepted as Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus bispinosus Westwood, 1835 accepted as Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Pontophilus candidus Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras candidus (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus challengeri Ortmann, 1893 accepted as Parapontophilus abyssi (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontophilus chiltoni Kemp, 1911 accepted as Philocheras chiltoni (Kemp, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus demani Chace, 1984 accepted as Parapontophilus demani (Chace, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus dimorphus Fujino & Miyake, 1971 accepted as Philocheras dimorphus (Fujino & Miyake, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus echinulatus (M. Sars, 1862) accepted as Philocheras echinulatus (M. Sars, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus fasciatus (Risso, 1816) accepted as Philocheras fasciatus (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus flindersi Fulton & Grant, 1902 accepted as Philocheras flindersi (Fulton & Grant, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus gaillardi Crosnier, 1971 accepted as Philocheras gaillardi (Crosnier, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus gorei Dardeau, 1980 accepted as Philocheras gorei (Dardeau, 1980) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus gracilis Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Parapontophilus abyssi (Smith, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontophilus gracilis Smith, 1882 accepted as Parapontophilus gracilis (Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus hamiltoni Yaldwyn, 1971 accepted as Philocheras hamiltoni (Yaldwyn, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus hendersoni Kemp, 1915 accepted as Philocheras hendersoni (Kemp, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus incisus Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras incisus (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus jacqueti A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 accepted as Metacrangon jacqueti (A. Milne-Edwards, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus japonicus Doflein, 1902 accepted as Philocheras japonicus (Doflein, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus junceus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Parapontophilus junceus (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus Kempii De Man, 1918 accepted as Philocheras kempii (De Man, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus lowisi Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras lowisi (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus mbizi Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pontophilus megalocheir (Stebbing, 1915) accepted as Philocheras megalocheir Stebbing, 1915 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus modestus De Man, 1918 accepted as Philocheras modestus (De Man, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus modumanuensis Rathbun, 1906 accepted as Parapontophilus modumanuensis (Rathbun, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus monacanthus Holthuis, 1961 accepted as Philocheras monacanthus (Holthuis, 1961) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus nikiforovi Burukovsky, 1990 accepted as Philocheras nikiforovi (Burukovsky, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus obliquus Fulton & Grant, 1902 accepted as Philocheras obliquus (Fulton & Grant, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus occidentalis Faxon, 1893 accepted as Parapontophilus occidentalis (Faxon, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus opici Crosnier, 1971 accepted as Philocheras opici (Crosnier, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus parvirostris Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras parvirostris (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus pilosoides Stephensen, 1927 accepted as Philocheras pilosoides (Stephensen, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus pilosus Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras pilosus (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus plebs Kemp, 1916 accepted as Philocheras plebs (Kemp, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus prionolepis Holthuis, 1952 accepted as Philocheras prionolepis (Holthuis, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus profundus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Parapontophilus profundus (Spence Bate, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus quadrispinosus Yaldwyn, 1971 accepted as Philocheras quadrispinosus (Yaldwyn, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus sabsechota Kemp, 1911 accepted as Philocheras sabsechota (Kemp, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus sculptus (Bell, 1847) accepted as Philocheras sculptus (Bell, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus talismani Crosnier & Forest, 1973 accepted as Parapontophilus talismani (Crosnier & Forest, 1973) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus trispinosus Hailstone in Hailstone & Westwood, 1835 accepted as Philocheras trispinosus (Hailstone in Hailstone & Westwood, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus vanderbilti Boone, 1935 accepted as Philocheras vanderbilti (Boone, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus vestigialis Fujino & Miyake, 1971 accepted as Philocheras vestigialis (Fujino & Miyake, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus victoriensis Fulton & Grant, 1902 accepted as Philocheras victoriensis (Fulton & Grant, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus wolffi Holthuis, 1951 accepted as Philocheras wolffi (Holthuis, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pontophilus yaldwyni Zarenkov, 1968 accepted as Philocheras yaldwyni (Zarenkov, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Leach, W.E. (1815-1875). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all species by John Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. & W.S. &c. John Sowerby, Lambeth, London, 124 pp., pls. 1–45. [Part 1 (pls. 8, 14, 22): 1 January 1815; Part 2 (pls. 4, 15, 40): 1 March 1815; Part 3 (pls. 17, 28A, 28B): 1 May 1815; Part 4 (pls. 19, 29, 41): 1 July 1815; Part 5 (pls. 23, 30): 1 Sept. 1815; Part 6 (pls. 1, 2, 26): 1 November 1815; Part 7 (pls. 24, 36): 1 January 1816; Part 8 (pls. 3, 12, 13): 1 March 1816; Part 9 (pls. 7, 42, 43): 1 May 1816; Part 10 (Pps. 6, 31, 32): 1 July 1816; Part 11 (pls. 9, 11, 33): 1 September 1816; Part 12 (pls. 5, 21A, 21B): 1 November 1816; Part 1 (pls. 18, 20): 1 January 1817; Part 14 (pls. 10, 25, 44): 1 March 1817; Part 15 (pls. 22B, 37A, 37B): 1 July 1817; Part 16 (pls. 22C, 36, 39): 1 December 1817; Part 17 (pls. 9B, 10): 1 March 1820; Parts 18, 19 (pls. 9A, 24A, 27, 34, 35, 37C, 45): November 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12003115#page/11/mode/1up [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Pontophilus Leach, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107011 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Leach, W.E. (1815-1875). Malacostraca Podophthalmata Britanniae; or descriptions of such British species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks. Illustrated with figures of all species by John Sowerby, F.L.S. G.S. & W.S. &c. John Sowerby, Lambeth, London, 124 pp., pls. 1–45. [Part 1 (pls. 8, 14, 22): 1 January 1815; Part 2 (pls. 4, 15, 40): 1 March 1815; Part 3 (pls. 17, 28A, 28B): 1 May 1815; Part 4 (pls. 19, 29, 41): 1 July 1815; Part 5 (pls. 23, 30): 1 Sept. 1815; Part 6 (pls. 1, 2, 26): 1 November 1815; Part 7 (pls. 24, 36): 1 January 1816; Part 8 (pls. 3, 12, 13): 1 March 1816; Part 9 (pls. 7, 42, 43): 1 May 1816; Part 10 (Pps. 6, 31, 32): 1 July 1816; Part 11 (pls. 9, 11, 33): 1 September 1816; Part 12 (pls. 5, 21A, 21B): 1 November 1816; Part 1 (pls. 18, 20): 1 January 1817; Part 14 (pls. 10, 25, 44): 1 March 1817; Part 15 (pls. 22B, 37A, 37B): 1 July 1817; Part 16 (pls. 22C, 36, 39): 1 December 1817; Part 17 (pls. 9B, 10): 1 March 1820; Parts 18, 19 (pls. 9A, 24A, 27, 34, 35, 37C, 45): November 1875]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12003115#page/11/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cheraphilus Kinahan, 1862) Kinahan, J.R., 1862. On the Britannic species of Crangon and Galathea; with some remarks on the homologies of these groups.— Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 24: 45-113. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cheraphilus Kinahan, 1862) Kinahan, J.R., 1862. On the Britannic species of Crangon and Galathea; with some remarks on the homologies of these groups.— Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 24: 45-113. [details]
basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Barnard, K.H. (1950). Descriptive catalogue of South African decapod Crustacea (crabs and shrimps). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 38: 1-837. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> Paris. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
