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Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Euplax leptophthalmus was named by Milne Edwards (1852).

It was recombined as Macrophthalmus (Euplax) leptophthalmus by Karasawa (1993); it was recombined as Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Euplax leptophthalmus Milne Edwards
1958Macrophthalmus guamensis Kesling
1993Macrophthalmus (Euplax) leptophthalmus Karasawa p. 84 figs. Pl 24, figs 1,2,12
1996Macrophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao
2010Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus Schweitzer et al. p. 140

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyMacrophthalmidaeDana 1851
subfamilyMacrophthalminaeDana 1851
genusMacrophthalmusLatreille 1823
speciesleptophthalmus(Milne Edwards 1852)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus Milne Edwards 1852
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Invalid names: Macrophthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958 [synonym], Macrophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available