RAS taxon details
Antarcturidae Poore, 2001
174627 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174627)
accepted
Family
Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902 (type by original designation)
- Genus Acantharcturus Schultz, 1981
- Genus Antarcturus zur Strassen, 1902
- Genus Chaetarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Cylindrarcturus Schultz, 1981
- Genus Fissarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Globarcturus Kussakin & Vasina, 1994
- Genus Litarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Marmachius Poore, 2012
- Genus Mixarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Oxyarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Tuberarcturus Brandt, 1990
- Genus Antarcturidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Poore, G. C. B. (2001). Isopoda Valvifera: diagnoses and relationships of the families. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 21(1): 205-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/20021975-99990118 [details] Available for editors 
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Antarcturidae Poore, 2001. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174627 on 2026-08-08
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Antarcturidae Poore, 2001. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174627 on 2026-08-08
Date
action
by
original description
Poore, G. C. B. (2001). Isopoda Valvifera: diagnoses and relationships of the families. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 21(1): 205-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/20021975-99990118 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
identification resource Poore, G. C. B. (2015). Halearcturus, a new genus of Antarcturidae Poore, 2001 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Valvifera) with a key to genera of the family. <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 73: 13–18., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/61678/013-018_mmv73_poore_2_web.pdf [details]
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
identification resource Poore, G. C. B. (2015). Halearcturus, a new genus of Antarcturidae Poore, 2001 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Valvifera) with a key to genera of the family. <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 73: 13–18., available online at http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/61678/013-018_mmv73_poore_2_web.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antarcturidae)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 056612)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 056612)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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