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Dodecas eltaninae McCain & Gray, 1971

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
Dodecas eltaninae McCain & Gray, 1971
Name authority
McCain & Gray, 1971
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Caprellidae
Genus
Dodecas
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816
  7. suborderSenticaudata Lowry & Myers, 2013
  8. infraorderCorophiida Lowry & Myers, 2013
  9. parvorderCaprellidira Lowry & Myers, 2013
  10. superfamilyCaprelloidea Leach, 1814
  11. familyCaprellidae Leach, 1814
  12. subfamilyPhtisicinae Vassilenko, 1968
  13. genusDodecas Stebbing, 1883
  14. speciesDodecas eltaninae McCain & Gray, 1971

Close classified relatives

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

Browse 9 records assigned to Caprellidae.

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. McCain, J., & Gray, W. J. (1971). Antarctic and Subantarctic Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Antarct Res Ser, 17, 111–139. 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:373GR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.