The “parasitic isopod” Rhabdocheirus incertus Bonnier, 1898, is a pantochelis stage of a hyperiid amphipod (Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Physocephalata)

Christopher B. Boyko

doi:10.2988/16-00014

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Christopher B. Boyko¹

¹Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West @ 79th St., New York, NY 10024 and Department of Biology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549; e-mail: cboyko@amnh.org

Abstract

Examination of the description and illustrations of Rhabdocheirus incertus Bonnier, 1898, shows that this taxon, originally described as an epicaridean isopod, is the pantochelis larval stage of a hyperiid amphipod belonging to the genus Vibilia H. Milne Edwards, 1830. Evidence is provided to support the synonymy of R. incertus with V. armata Bovallius, 1887 and Rhabdochiridae Richardson, 1905 with Vibiliidae Dana, 1852.

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Christopher B. Boyko "The “parasitic isopod” Rhabdocheirus incertus Bonnier, 1898, is a pantochelis stage of a hyperiid amphipod (Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Physocephalata)," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 130(1), 1-4, (24 February 2017). https://doi.org/10.2988/16-00014

Published: 24 February 2017