Australian specimens of this species were previously mis-identified as Acanthephyra pelagica, a species described from the northern hemisphere.
Identifiers:
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:58ae4a10-d469-4d96-a824-575dedfe4d6c
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:514270
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2020-02-03
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences)
Kensley, B., Tranter, H.A., Griffin, D.J.G., 1987. Deepwater decapod Crustacea from eastern Australia (Penaeidea and Caridea)., Records of the Australian Museum, Vol. 39: 263-331.
Scientific Name verified against:
WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.