WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerifer Richiardi, 1876
128698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128698)
accepted
Genus
Sphaerifer cornutus Richiardi, 1876 accepted as Sphaerifer corvinae (Leydig, 1851) (type by original designation)
Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Sphaerifer corvinae (Leydig, 1851)
- Species Sphaerifer leydigi Richiardi, 1877
- Species Sphaerifer cornutus Richiardi, 1876 accepted as Sphaerifer corvinae (Leydig, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Sphaerifer lintoni Rathbun M.J., 1905 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, the named species has never been described)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richiardi, S. (1876). Sopra lo Sphaerifer cornutus, Rich. (Sphaerosoma corvinae, Leydig) ed una nuova specie del genere Philichthys Steenst., Ph. sciaenae, Rich. [Above Sphaerifer cornutus, Rich. (Sphaerosoma corvinae, Leydig) and a new species of the genus Philichthys Steenst., Ph. sciaenae, Rich.]. <em>Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Processi Verbali e Memorie, Serie B.</em> 2(2): 99-111, pl. 3. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Sphaerifer Richiardi, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128698 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Richiardi, S. (1876). Sopra lo Sphaerifer cornutus, Rich. (Sphaerosoma corvinae, Leydig) ed una nuova specie del genere Philichthys Steenst., Ph. sciaenae, Rich. [Above Sphaerifer cornutus, Rich. (Sphaerosoma corvinae, Leydig) and a new species of the genus Philichthys Steenst., Ph. sciaenae, Rich.]. <em>Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Processi Verbali e Memorie, Serie B.</em> 2(2): 99-111, pl. 3. [details]
original description (of Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851) Leydig, F. (1851). Ueber ein neues parasitisches Krustenthier. [On a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 17(1):258-262, pl. 3. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851) Leydig, F. (1851). Ueber ein neues parasitisches Krustenthier. [On a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 17(1):258-262, pl. 3. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sphaerifer 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sphaerosoma (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerosoma) (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerosoma) (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sphaerosoma
(from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerosoma) (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaerosoma) (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
To Genbank (from synonym Sphaerosoma Leydig, 1851)
