Dyopedos spinosus (Stephensen, 1944)
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
- Dyopedos spinosus (Stephensen, 1944)
- Name authority
- (Stephensen, 1944)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Family
- Dulichiidae
- Genus
- Dyopedos
- 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
- orderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderSenticaudata Lowry & Myers, 2013
- infraorderCorophiida Lowry & Myers, 2013
- parvorderCaprellidira Lowry & Myers, 2013
- superfamilyCaprelloidea Leach, 1814
- familyDulichiidae Dana, 1849
- genusDyopedos Spence Bate, 1857
- speciesDyopedos spinosus (Stephensen, 1944)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dyopedos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dyopedos arcticus (Murdoch, 1885) | DulichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dyopedos bispinis (Gurjanova, 1930) | DulichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dyopedos knipowitschi (Gurjanova, 1933) | DulichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dyopedos monacanthus (Metzger, 1875) | DulichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dyopedos normani (G.O. Sars, 1895) | DulichiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dulichia spinosa Stephensen, 1944 Stephensen, 1944 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103045 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:386H7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.