WoRMS taxon details
Heteroptychus Baba, 2018
1298837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298837)
accepted
Genus
Uroptychus scambus Benedict, 1902 accepted as Heteroptychus scambus (Benedict, 1902) (type by original designation)
- Species Heteroptychus anouchkae Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus apophysis Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus brevis (Benedict, 1902)
- Species Heteroptychus claudeae Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus colini Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus edwardi (Kensley, 1981)
- Species Heteroptychus galapagos Baba & Wicksten, 2019
- Species Heteroptychus kensleyi Baba, Corbari & Macpherson, 2024
- Species Heteroptychus lemaitrei Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus nautilus Baba & Wicksten, 2019
- Species Heteroptychus paulae Baba, 2018
- Species Heteroptychus pronoe Baba, Corbari & Macpherson, 2024
- Species Heteroptychus scambus (Benedict, 1902)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612.
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Etymology From the Greek heteros (different), plus the last syllables of Uroptychus (ptychos = plate).
Etymology From the Greek heteros (different), plus the last syllables of Uroptychus (ptychos = plate). [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Heteroptychus Baba, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298837 on 2025-05-01
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original description
Baba, K. (2018). Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific: <i>Uroptychus</i> and a new genus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). In: Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 30. <em>Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 1-612.
page(s): 570 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 570 [details] Available for editors

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Etymology From the Greek heteros (different), plus the last syllables of Uroptychus (ptychos = plate). [details]