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Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947 
AphiaID: 104090

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Gymnoplea (Superorder) > Calanoida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Calanoida
Sources  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: 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). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

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

Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Bathycalanus Sars G.O., 1905
Genus Bradycalanus Scott A., 1909
Genus Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904

Genus Macrocalanus Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104090
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
2005-05-03 07:34:09Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-07-28 20:41:46Z  checked  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104090 on 2013-05-22
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