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Balaenophilus manatorum (Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992)

AphiaID

580922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:580922)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Balaenophilus Aurivillius P.O.C., 1879

Original name

Harpactichechus manatorum Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992

Synonymised names

Harpactichechus manatorum Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992 · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Harpactichechus manatorum Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992) Ortiz, M., R.R. Lalana & O. Torres-Fundora. (1992). Un nuevo genero y una especie de copepodo Harpacticoida asociada al manati Trichechus manatus en aguas cubanas. <em>Revista de Investigaciones Marinas.</em> 13(2):117-127, figs, 1-7. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Balaenophilus manatorum (Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580922 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-09-28 21:02:14Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2019-05-31 11:01:14Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Harpactichechus manatorum Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992) Ortiz, M., R.R. Lalana & O. Torres-Fundora. (1992). Un nuevo genero y una especie de copepodo Harpacticoida asociada al manati Trichechus manatus en aguas cubanas. <em>Revista de Investigaciones Marinas.</em> 13(2):117-127, figs, 1-7. [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Suárez-Morales, E. (2007). On the taxonomic status of Balaenophilus umimegacolus Ogawa, Matsuzaki & Misaki, 1997 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida), a symbiont of manatees and sea turtles. Crustaceana 80(9):1145-1150. [details] Available for editors

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