Deep-Sea taxon details
Uroptychus insignis (Henderson, 1885)
392085 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:392085)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Henderson, J. R. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 5.</em> 16: 407-421., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29996143 [details] 
Type locality contained in Prince Edward Islands Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Prince Edward Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 315-1680 m
Depth range 315-1680 m [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Uroptychus insignis (Henderson, 1885). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=392085 on 2025-04-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Uroptychus insignis (Henderson, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=392085 on 2025-04-10
Date
action
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original description
(of ) Henderson, J. R. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Galatheidae collected during the "Challenger" expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 5.</em> 16: 407-421., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29996143 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Baba, K.; Macpherson, E.; Poore, G.; Ahyong, S.; Bermudez, A.; Cabezas, P.; Lin, C.-W.; Nizinski, M.; Rodrigues, C.; Schnabel, K. (2008). Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura - families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1905: 1-220. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Baba, K.; Macpherson, E.; Poore, G.; Ahyong, S.; Bermudez, A.; Cabezas, P.; Lin, C.-W.; Nizinski, M.; Rodrigues, C.; Schnabel, K. (2008). Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura - families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1905: 1-220. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype BMNH 1888:33, geounit Prince Edward Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 315-1680 m [details]
