MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pandaridae Milne Edwards, 1840

ERMS taxon details

Pandaridae Milne Edwards, 1840

Pandaridae

AphiaID

135531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135531)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siphonostomatoida

Original name

Pandaridae Milne Edwards, 1840

Synonymised names

Cecropidae Dana, 1852-1853 · unaccepted (see Tang et al, 2012)

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Genus Cecrops Leach, 1816
Genus Demoleus Heller, 1865
Genus Dinemoura Latreille, 1829
Genus Echthrogaleus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
Genus Gangliopus Gerstaecker, 1854
Genus Luetkenia Claus, 1864
Genus Nesippus Heller, 1865
Genus Orthagoriscicola Poche, 1902
Genus Pandarus Leach, 1816
Genus Perissopus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
Genus Philorthragoriscus Horst, 1897
Genus Phyllothyreus Norman, 1903
Genus Nogaus Leach, 1819 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Nogaus is based on free-swimming pandarid males )
Genus Nessipus Heller, 1865 accepted as Nesippus Heller, 1865 (misspelling)
Genus Nogagus Leach, 1817 accepted as Nogaus Leach, 1819 (Misspelling)
Genus Orthagorisicola Poche, 1902 accepted as Orthagoriscicola Poche, 1902 (misspelling)

Environment

marine

Original description

Milne Edwards, H. (1840). Ordre des Copépodes. [Order Copepoda]. Histoire naturelle des Crustaces, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. [In: Natural history of Crustacea, including the anatomy, physiology and classification of these animals]]. 3: 411-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16103940 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pandaridae Milne Edwards, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135531 on 2026-01-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pandaridae Milne Edwards, 1840. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/js/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135531 on 2026-01-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2005-05-04 07:42:17Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2009-03-02 19:53:48Z

checked

Boxshall, Geoff

2024-07-27 15:43:39Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Milne Edwards, H. (1840). Ordre des Copépodes. [Order Copepoda]. Histoire naturelle des Crustaces, comprenant l'anatomie, la physiologie et la classification de ces animaux. [In: Natural history of Crustacea, including the anatomy, physiology and classification of these animals]]. 3: 411-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16103940 [details]

original description (of Cecropidae Dana, 1852-1853) Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia. 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. [Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru.]. Neotropical Helminthology. 10(2):301-375. [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 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. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors

additional source Cressey, R.F. (1965). A revision of the family Pandaridae (Copepoda, Caligoida), parasites of marine fishes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Boston University Graduate School, Boston 267pp. + 1-page addendum. [details] Available for editors

additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. The Ray Society, London. 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors

additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 147 [details] Available for editors

additional source Yamaguti, S. (1963). Parasitic Copepoda and Branchiura of Fishes. Wiley Interscience, New York. 1104 pp., 333 pls.
page(s): 107-110 [details] Available for editors

additional source Nagasawa, K. & D. Uyeno. (2017). [A checklist of copepods of the family Pandaridae (Siphonostomatoida) from fishes in Japanese waters (1898-2017).]. Biosphere Science. 56:87-104. Japanese. [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cecropidae Dana, 1852-1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cecropidae) (from synonym Cecropidae Dana, 1852-1853)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pandaridae)
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