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Expanathura mooreae Müller, 1993

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
Expanathura mooreae Müller, 1993
Name authority
Müller, 1993
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Expanathuridae
Genus
Expanathura
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
  7. suborderCymothoida Leach, 1818
  8. superfamilyAnthuroidea Leach, 1814
  9. familyExpanathuridae Poore, 2001
  10. genusExpanathura Wägele, 1981
  11. speciesExpanathura mooreae Müller, 1993

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Expanathura amstelodami (Kensley, 1976)ExpanathuridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Expanathura macronesia (Kensley, 1980)ExpanathuridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 17 records assigned to Expanathuridae.

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. Mueller, H. G. (1993). Paranthurid isopods from French Polynesian coral reefs, including descriptions of six new species (Crustacea: Peracarida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 34. 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:3DQH6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.