Dactylokepon richardsonae Stebbing, 1910
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
- Dactylokepon richardsonae Stebbing, 1910
- Name authority
- Stebbing, 1910
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Bopyridae
- Genus
- Dactylokepon
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classMalacostraca
- orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderEpicaridea Latreille, 1825
- superfamilyBopyroidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyBopyridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyKeponinae Boyko, Moss, Williams & Shields, 2013
- genusDactylokepon Stebbing, 1910
- speciesDactylokepon richardsonae Stebbing, 1910
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dactylokepon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dactylokepon catoptri Stebbing, 1910 | BopyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dactylokepon holthuisi Bourdon, 1967 | BopyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dactylokepon semipennatus Bourdon, 1983 | BopyridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dactylokepon sulcipes Adkison, 1982 | BopyridaeArthropoda | 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.
- Stebbing, T. R. R. (1910). No. VI.- Isopoda from the Indian Ocean and British East Africa. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology, 14: 83–122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1910.tb00525.x 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:33VZC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.