Cyamus eschrichtii Margolis, McDonald & Bousfield, 2000
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
- Cyamus eschrichtii Margolis, McDonald & Bousfield, 2000
- Name authority
- Margolis, McDonald & Bousfield, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Family
- Cyamidae
- Genus
- Cyamus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderSenticaudata Lowry & Myers, 2013
- infraorderCorophiida Lowry & Myers, 2013
- parvorderCaprellidira Lowry & Myers, 2013
- superfamilyCaprelloidea Leach, 1814
- familyCyamidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyCyaminae Iwasa-Arai & Serejo, 2018
- genusCyamus Latreille, 1796
- speciesCyamus eschrichtii Margolis, McDonald & Bousfield, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyamus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954 | CyamidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyamus gracilis Roussel de Vauzème, 1834 | CyamidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyamus monodontis Lütken, 1870 | CyamidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cyamus rhytinae (J.F. Brandt, 1846) | CyamidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Margolis, L., McDonald, T. E., & Bousfield, E. L. (2000). The Whale Lice (Amphipoda: Cyamidae) of the Northeastern Pacific Region. Amphipacifica, 2. 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:32N6Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.