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Eriopisa mochimae Van Der Ham & Vonk, 2003

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
Eriopisa mochimae Van Der Ham & Vonk, 2003
Name authority
Van Der Ham & Vonk, 2003
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Eriopisidae
Genus
Eriopisa
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. infraorderHadziida Lowry & Myers, 2013
  9. parvorderHadziidira Lowry & Myers, 2013
  10. superfamilyHadzioidea S. Karaman, 1943 (Bousfield, 1983)
  11. familyEriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 2013
  12. genusEriopisa Stebbing, 1890
  13. speciesEriopisa mochimae Van Der Ham & Vonk, 2003

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Eriopisa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eriopisa abhilashi Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998EriopisidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 5 records assigned to Eriopisidae.

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. Van Der Ham, J. L., & Vonk, R. (2003). A phylogenetic analysis of the Eriopisa complex (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae) and a new species from beach interstitia in Venezuela. Journal of Natural History, 37: 779–796. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110108344 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:3B5G4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.