Decanet taxon details
Elephantis Castelin, Marquet & Klotz, 2013
762979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:762979)
accepted
Genus
Caridina africana f. natalensis Bouvier, 1925 accepted as Elephantis jaggeri Klotz & De Grave, 2015 (type by original designation)
- Species Elephantis jaggeri Klotz & De Grave, 2015
- Species Elephantis natalensis (Bouvier, 1925) accepted as Elephantis jaggeri Klotz & De Grave, 2015 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
recent only
feminine
Castelin, M.; Marquet, G.; Klotz, W. (2013). <em>Elephantis</em>, a new genus for <em>Caridina natalensis</em> Bouvier, 1925 from eastern rivers of Madagascar. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3702(6): 573-586., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3702.6.5 [details]
Etymology A humorous name after an ancient Greek erotical poetess in reference to the enlarged sexual appendages of males.
Etymology A humorous name after an ancient Greek erotical poetess in reference to the enlarged sexual appendages of males. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Elephantis Castelin, Marquet & Klotz, 2013. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=762979 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Castelin, M.; Marquet, G.; Klotz, W. (2013). <em>Elephantis</em>, a new genus for <em>Caridina natalensis</em> Bouvier, 1925 from eastern rivers of Madagascar. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3702(6): 573-586., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3702.6.5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology A humorous name after an ancient Greek erotical poetess in reference to the enlarged sexual appendages of males. [details]
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon
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