MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904

ERMS taxon details

Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904

Megacalanus longicornis

AphiaID

104187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104187)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (type by original designation)

Parent

Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947

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Species Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905) accepted as Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (synonym according to Bradford-Grieve, 1994)
Species Megacalanus sarsi Farran, 1939 accepted as Bradycalanus typicus Scott A., 1909
Species Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104187 on 2024-04-19

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104187 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2015-07-13 11:03:02Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

Licensing

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taxonomy source Bradford-Grieve, J.M., L. Blanco-Bercial & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). Zootaxa. 4229(1):1-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4229.1.1 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), 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. 252-268 (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Ices Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]