MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Mecynocera Thompson I.C., 1888

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Mecynocera Thompson I.C., 1888

Mecynocera clausi from Thompson 1888

AphiaID

104184 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104184)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Mecynocera clausii Thompson I.C., 1888 represented as Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888 (type by original designation)

Parent

Paracalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893

Original name

Mecynocera Thompson I.C., 1888

Synonymised names

Leptocalanus Bernard, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888
Species Mecynocera gracilis (Tanaka, 1956)
Species Mecynocera filicornis (Giesbrecht, 1888) accepted as Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888
Species Mecynocera plumulosa (Claus, 1863) accepted as Calocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863) (generic reassignment)
Species Mecynocera tenuis (Farran, 1926) accepted as Calocalanus tenuis Farran, 1926
Species Mecynocera clausii Thompson I.C., 1888 represented as Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888 (lapsus calami)

Environment

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

Original description

Thompson, I.C. (1888). Copepoda of Madeira and the Canary Islands, with descriptions of new genera and species. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology. 20: 145-156, pls. 10-13. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Mecynocera Thompson I.C., 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104184 on 2024-10-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2005-03-30 12:51:50Z

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Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-07-28 20:41:46Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2010-08-29 11:51:32Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2015-07-13 11:03:02Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-20 11:28:56Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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original description Thompson, I.C. (1888). Copepoda of Madeira and the Canary Islands, with descriptions of new genera and species. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology. 20: 145-156, pls. 10-13. (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (of Leptocalanus Bernard, 1958) Bernard, M. (1958). Révision des Calocalanus (Copépodes Calanoida) avec description d'un genre nouveau et deux espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 83:1-15, figs. 1-16. [details] Available for editors

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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

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 IMIS) [details]

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