WoRMS taxon details

Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

150514  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150514)

accepted
Species
Limulus albus Bosc, 1802 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Dunlop et...)  
listed as synonym by Dunlop et al., 2012
Limulus americanus Leach, 1819 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Dunlop et...)  
listed as synonym by Dunlop et al., 2012
Limulus cyclops Fabricius, 1793 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Dunlop et...)  
listed as synonym by Dunlop et al., 2012
Limulus occidentalis Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Dunlop et...)  
listed as synonym by Dunlop et al., 2012
Limulus sowerbii Leach, 1815 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Dunlop et...)  
listed as synonym by Dunlop et al., 2012
Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (Monoculus was a hybrid genus and...)  
Monoculus was a hybrid genus and was eventually suppressed, the species was transferred to Limulus
marine
(of Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Gulf of Mexico  
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Gulf of Mexico [details]
WoRMS (2024). Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150514 on 2024-11-21
Date
action
by
2005-04-04 08:20:42Z
created
2008-01-04 16:28:44Z
changed
2010-02-19 16:39:15Z
checked

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original description (of Monoculus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details] 

additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Germany (Nation) : Individual release: deliberate release by individuals [details]

Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Gulf of Mexico [details]
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English horseshoe crab  [details]