WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947

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]

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Genus Bathycalanus Sars G.O., 1905

Genus Bradycalanus Scott A., 1909

» Species Bradycalanus gigas Sewell, 1947
» Species Bradycalanus pseudotypicus Björnberg T.K.S., 1968

» Subspecies Bradycalanus pseudotypicus enormis Björnberg T.K.S., 1968

» Species Bradycalanus sarsi (Farran, 1939) accepted as Megacalanus sarsi Farran, 1939
» Species Bradycalanus typicus Scott A., 1909 accepted as Megacalanus typicus (Scott A., 1909)

Genus Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904

» Species Megacalanus gracilis (Dana, 1849)
» Species Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905)
» Species Megacalanus robustior (Giesbrecht, 1888)
» Species Megacalanus sarsi Farran, 1939
» Species Megacalanus typicus (Scott A., 1909)
» Species Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (alternate representation)

» Subspecies Megacalanus princeps inermis Sewell, 1947
» Subspecies Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904
» Subspecies Megacalanus princeps varius Guérédrat, 1969

» Species Megacalanus bradyi Wolfenden, 1905 accepted as Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905)

Genus Macrocalanus Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904

» Species Macrocalanus longicornis Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905)
» Species Macrocalanus princeps Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904

Environment

marine

Links

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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 2013-05-24

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