Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Eucarida > Order Decapoda > Suborder Dendrobranchiata > Superfamily Penaeoidea

Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Amalopenaeus Smith, 1882
Bathicaris Vereshchaka & Kulagin in Vereshchaka, Corbari, Kulagin, Lunina & Olesen, 2019
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 1936
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 1881
Benthoecetes Smith, 1884
Benthonectes Smith, 1885
Gennadas Spence Bate, 1881

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: オヨギチヒロエビ科

Literature

original description	Wood-Mason, J.; Alcock, A. (1891-1893). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer 'Investigator,' Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding.—Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890–91. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6. 8(43), 16–34; 8(44), 119–138, pls. 7-8; 8(46), 268–286; 8(47), 353–362; 8(48), 427–452, pl. 17; 9(52), 265–275, pls. 14-15; 6(53), 358–370; 11(62), 161–172, pls. 10-11.
basis of record	Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292
additional source	De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 85(9): 195-589.
additional source	Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp.

Genbank

Citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106726