MCZ Invertebrate Zoology CRU-1470

Alpheus neptunus Dana, 1852

Syntype of Alpheus neptunus

Date Collected:

1838-01-01/1842-12-31

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central: Philippines | Sulu Sea

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Current Identification
Alpheus neptunus Dana, 1852 linked data icon
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Caridea Alpheoidea Alpheidae
Determiner: James Dwight Dana in 1852
Nature of ID: type ID

Dana 1852, page 553, Syntype of Alpheus neptunus Dana, 1852 plate 35, fig. 5a-f
Banner and Banner 1974, page 203, Other Useful Citation of Synalpheus neptunus Dana, 1852 refers to Crustaceana 28:24 (which is an error)
International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature 1978, page 106, Other Useful Citation of Alpheus neptunus Dana, 1852 refers to Crustaceana vol. 23: 24
Media type: text; Dana 1852 Description: United States Exploring Expedition during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the Command of Charles Wilkes USN: Crustacea.;

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Media type: text; Banner and Banner 1974 Description: <i>Synalpheus neptunus</i> (Dana, 1852); NEOTYPE (.N.(S))2047);

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Media type: text; International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature 1978 Description: Opinion 1113: <i>Alpheus neptunus</i> Dana, 1852 (Crustacea: Appheidae) status of neotype confirmed;

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: leg; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-11-17
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-11-13   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 2 History
Remarks: housed in type collection

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-11-17

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Philippines
  • Specific Locality:
  • Sulu Sea
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Sooloo Sea
  • Depth:
  • 6.5 - 9 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 8.11058800°, 120.490190° (Error radius: 239803m) By: Penny Benson on 2020-03-26 (Source: 2020 Google Earth and GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1838-01-01 / 1842-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1838-1842
  • Collector:
  • U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology CRU-1451;  CRU-1452;  CRU-1453;  CRU-1454;  CRU-1455;  CRU-1456;  CRU-1457;  CRU-1458;  CRU-1459;  CRU-1460;  CRU-1461;  CRU-1462;  CRU-1463;  CRU-1464;  CRU-1465;  CRU-1466;  CRU-1467;  CRU-1468;  CRU-1469;  CRU-1470;  CRU-1471;  CRU-1472;  CRU-1473;  CRU-1474;  CRU-1475 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Crustacea 000001-005975, pg.61;

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