WoRMS name details
Linguimaera thomsoni (Miers, 1884)
531770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531770)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Megamoera thomsoni Miers, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Megamoera thomsoni Miers, 1884) Miers, E.J. (1884). Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Crustacea. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-82. British Museum (Natural History), London.</em> pp. 178–322, pls. 18–35. [details] 
Type locality contained in Torres Strait
type locality contained in Torres Strait [details]
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 7-16 m.
Taxonomic remark According to Krapp-Schickel (2003) Miers’ description of his Australian Megamoera thomsoni could apply to a species of...
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 7-16 m. [details]
Taxonomic remark According to Krapp-Schickel (2003) Miers’ description of his Australian Megamoera thomsoni could apply to a species of...
Taxonomic remark According to Krapp-Schickel (2003) Miers’ description of his Australian Megamoera thomsoni could apply to a species of Linguimaera (especially the slim gnathopod 1, propodus without palmar corner, carpus very long would fit L. pirloti). But coxa 1 is definitely rounded anteriorly in Miers’ species (vs very acute), the serrated excavation on gnathopod 2 palm could fit some of the described species, while the telson is figured very differently as densely beset with robust setae on the inner margin of the lobes, and apically without any incision. Thus, as the type material is apparently lost and the description short, Megamoera thomsoni Miers seems to be related to Linguimaera and may be even to L. pirloti, kellissa, young L. leo or the unnamed species, but should be considered as species dubia. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Linguimaera thomsoni (Miers, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531770 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Megamoera thomsoni Miers, 1884) Miers, E.J. (1884). Part I. The collections from Melanesia. Crustacea. <em>Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-82. British Museum (Natural History), London.</em> pp. 178–322, pls. 18–35. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 7-16 m. [details]Taxonomic remark According to Krapp-Schickel (2003) Miers’ description of his Australian Megamoera thomsoni could apply to a species of Linguimaera (especially the slim gnathopod 1, propodus without palmar corner, carpus very long would fit L. pirloti). But coxa 1 is definitely rounded anteriorly in Miers’ species (vs very acute), the serrated excavation on gnathopod 2 palm could fit some of the described species, while the telson is figured very differently as densely beset with robust setae on the inner margin of the lobes, and apically without any incision. Thus, as the type material is apparently lost and the description short, Megamoera thomsoni Miers seems to be related to Linguimaera and may be even to L. pirloti, kellissa, young L. leo or the unnamed species, but should be considered as species dubia. [details]
