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Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)
Name authority
(Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Calappidae
Genus
Cryptosoma
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderDecapoda
  7. suborderPleocyemata
  8. infraorderBrachyura Latreille, 1802
  9. section zoologyEubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
  10. subsection zoologyHeterotremata Guinot, 1977
  11. superfamilyCalappoidea De Haan, 1833
  12. familyCalappidae De Haan, 1833
  13. genusCryptosoma Brullé, 1837
  14. speciesCryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 3 records assigned to Calappidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Mursia balguerii Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867 Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421920 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:322FZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.