WoRMS taxon details
Arcturus Latreille, 1829
118444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118444)
accepted
Genus
Arcturus tuberculatus Thomson, 1879 accepted as Neastacilla tuberculata (Thomson, 1879) (type by monotypy)
Parapleuroprion Kussakin, 1972 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Arcturus acuticaudalis Gurjanova, 1933
- Species Arcturus asper Kussakin, 1972
- Species Arcturus baffini (Sabine, 1824)
- Species Arcturus beringanus Benedict, 1898
- Species Arcturus caribbaeus Richardson, 1901
- Species Arcturus crassispinis Richardson, 1909
- Species Arcturus crenulatus Gurjanova, 1933
- Species Arcturus diversispinis Richardson, 1909
- Species Arcturus granulatus Richardson, 1909
- Species Arcturus hastatus Nunomura, 2006
- Species Arcturus hastiger Richardson, 1909
- Species Arcturus longispinis Benedict, 1898
- Species Arcturus macrurus Kussakin, 1982
- Species Arcturus magnispinis Richardson, 1909
- Species Arcturus ochotensis Kussakin, 1982
- Species Arcturus parvus Richardson, 1910
- Species Arcturus pawneeanus Boone, 1927
- Species Arcturus primus Mezhov, 1980
- Species Arcturus scabrosus Norman, 1904
- Species Arcturus seminudus Gurjanova, 1933
- Species Arcturus setosus Gurjanova, 1933
- Species Arcturus subtilis Kussakin, 1971
- Species Arcturus tarasovi (Gurjanova, 1935)
- Species Arcturus ulbani Gurjanova, 1933
- Species Arcturus verrucosus Kussakin, 1982
- Species Arcturus abyssicola Beddard, 1886 accepted as Chaetarcturus abyssicolus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus adareanus Hodgson, 1902 accepted as Chaetarcturus adareanus (Hodgson, 1902) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus affinis G. O. Sars, 1870 accepted as Astacilla intermedia (Goodsir, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcturus alcicornis Whitelegge, 1904 accepted as Antarcturidae incertae sedis alcicornis Whitelegge, 1904 (incertae sedis)
- Species Arcturus americanus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Litarcturus americanus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus anna Beddard, 1886 accepted as Dolichiscus anna (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus anophthalma (Birstein, 1963) accepted as Neastacilla anophthalma (Birstein, 1963)
- Species Arcturus beddardi Gurjanova, 1935 accepted as Chaetarcturus beddardi (Gurjanova, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus brevispinis Richardson, 1909 accepted as Arcturus magnispinis Richardson, 1909 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcturus brunneus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Chaetarcturus brunneus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus coppingeri Miers, 1881 accepted as Litarcturus coppingeri (Miers, 1881) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus corniger Stebbing, 1873 accepted as Astacilla corniger (Stebbing, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus cornutus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Dolichiscus cornutus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus damnoniensis Stebbing, 1874 accepted as Astacilla damnoniensis (Stebbing, 1874) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus dentatus Whitelegge, 1904 accepted as Antarcturidae incertae sedis dentatus Whitelegge, 1904 (incertae sedis)
- Species Arcturus deshayesii Lucas, 1846 accepted as Astacilla longicornis (Sowerby, 1806) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcturus floridanus Richardson, 1900 accepted as Dolichiscus floridanus (Richardson, 1900) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus franklini Hodgson, 1902 accepted as Chaetarcturus franklini (Hodgson, 1902) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus furcatus Studer, 1882 accepted as Antarcturus furcatus (Studer, 1882) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus glabrus Benedict, 1898 accepted as Astacilla glabrus (Benedict, 1898) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus glacialis Beddard, 1886 accepted as Antarcturus glacialis (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus hirsutus Richardson, 1904 accepted as Antarcturus hirsutus (Richardson, 1904) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus hystrix G. O. Sars, 1877 accepted as Spectrarcturus hystrix (G. O. Sars, 1877) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus intermedius Richardson, 1899 accepted as Spectrarcturus intermedius (Richardson, 1899) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus kophameli Ohlin, 1901 accepted as Rectarcturus kophameli (Ohlin, 1901) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus linearis Stebbing, 1878 accepted as Astacilla longicornis (Sowerby, 1806) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Arcturus lineatus Stebbing, 1873 accepted as Astacilla lineata (Stebbing, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus lytocarpicola Nunomura, 2011 accepted as Amesopous lytocarpicola (Nunomura, 2011) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus multispinis Benedict, 1898 accepted as Antarcturus multispinis (Benedict, 1898) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus murdochi Benedict, 1898 accepted as Spectrarcturus murdochi (Benedict, 1898) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus myops Beddard, 1886 accepted as Chaetarcturus myops (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus nodosus Whitelegge, 1904 accepted as Antarcturidae incertae sedis nodosus Whitelegge, 1904 (incertae sedis)
- Species Arcturus oculatus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Austrarcturella oculata (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus patagonicus Ohlin, 1901 accepted as Fissarcturus patagonicus (Ohlin, 1901) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus polaris Hodgson, 1902 accepted as Antarcturus polaris (Hodgson, 1902) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus purpureus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Dolichiscus purpureus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus pusilla G. O. Sars, 1873 accepted as Astacilla pusilla (G. O. Sars, 1873) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus serrulatus Whitelegge, 1904 accepted as Halearcturus serrulatus (Whitelegge, 1904) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus simplicissimus Whitelegge, 1904 accepted as Tasmarcturus simplicissimus (Whitelegge, 1904) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus spinifrons Beddard, 1886 accepted as Chaetarcturus spinifrons (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus spinosus Beddard, 1886 accepted as Oxyarcturus spinosus (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus stebbingi Beddard, 1886 accepted as Litarcturus stebbingi (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus studeri Beddard, 1886 accepted as Dolichiscus studeri (Beddard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Arcturus tenuispinis Benedict, 1898 accepted as Dolichiscus tenuispinis (Benedict, 1898) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus tritaeniatus Richardson, 1909 accepted as Neastacilla tritaeniata (Richardson, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus tuberculatus Thomson, 1879 accepted as Neastacilla tuberculata (Thomson, 1879) (superseded original combination)
- Species Arcturus tuberosus G. O. Sars, 1877 accepted as Arcturus baffini (Sabine, 1824) (junior synonym)
- Species Arcturus brevicornis Haswell, 1881 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Arcturus longicornis Haswell, 1881 (uncertain, origin of holotype uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. <em>In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101.</em> xxvii + 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374495#page/9/mode/1up [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Arcturus Latreille, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118444 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Latreille, [P.A.]. (1829). Le Règne Animal Distribué d'Après son Organisation, pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction a l'Anatomie Comparée par M. Le Baron Cuvier. Nouvelle Édition, Revue et Augmentée. Vol. 4. Crustacés, Arachnides et Partie des Insectes. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard. [The Animal Kingdom Distributed According to its Organization, to Serve as a Basis for the Natural History of Animals and as an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy by Mr. Baron Cuvier. New Edition, Revised and Augmented. Vol. 4. Crustaceans, Arachnids and Part of Insects. Paris: Chez Déterville & Chez Crochard]. <em>In: G. Cuvier, Le Regne Animal, 3nd ed., Paris, 4: 99-101.</em> xxvii + 584 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33374495#page/9/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Parapleuroprion Kussakin, 1972) Kussakin, O. G. (1972) Isopoda from the coastal zone of the Kurile Islands. III. Three new arcturids from the middle Kuriles with taxonomic remarks on the family Arcturidae. Crustaceana 23: 178-189. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <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. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Parapleuroprion Kussakin, 1972) Kussakin, O. G. (1972) Isopoda from the coastal zone of the Kurile Islands. III. Three new arcturids from the middle Kuriles with taxonomic remarks on the family Arcturidae. Crustaceana 23: 178-189. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <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. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | オニナナフシ属 | [details] |
