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Eucalanus Dana, 1852 
AphiaID: 104171

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Gymnoplea (Superorder) > Calanoida (Order) > Eucalanidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Eucalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893
Synonymised
taxa
  Calanella Claus, 1863 (synonym)
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]

basis of record: Revis, N. & E.N. Okemwa (1988). Additional records of species of copepods and their distribution in the coastal and inshore waters of Kenya. Kenya Journal of Sciences Series B 9: 123 - 127. [details]

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

from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Eucalanus bungii Giesbrecht, 1893
Species Eucalanus californicus Johnson M.W., 1938
Species Eucalanus cornutus Sars G.O., 1912
Species Eucalanus danai (Lubbock, 1860)
Species Eucalanus elongatus (Dana, 1848)
Species Eucalanus hyalinus (Claus, 1866)
Species Eucalanus inermis Giesbrecht, 1893
Species Eucalanus mediterraneus (Claus, 1863)
Species Eucalanus muticus Wilson C.B., 1950
Species Eucalanus nasutus Sars G.O., 1912
Species Eucalanus quadrisetosus Geletin, 1973
Species Eucalanus saravatae Oliveira, 1945
Species Eucalanus setiger Brady, 1883

Species Eucalanus acus Farran, 1929 accepted as Eucalanus longiceps Matthews, 1925 accepted as Subeucalanus longiceps (Matthews, 1925)
Species Eucalanus atlanticus Wolfenden, 1904 accepted as Eucalanus elongatus (Dana, 1848)
Species Eucalanus attenuatus (Dana, 1849) accepted as Pareucalanus attenuatus (Dana, 1849)
Species Eucalanus crassus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus dentatus Scott A., 1909 accepted as Subeucalanus dentatus (Scott A., 1909)
Species Eucalanus giesbrechti Mori, 1937 accepted as Eucalanus elongatus (Dana, 1848)
Species Eucalanus langae Fleminger, 1973 accepted as Pareucalanus langae (Fleminger, 1973)
Species Eucalanus longiceps Matthews, 1925 accepted as Subeucalanus longiceps (Matthews, 1925)
Species Eucalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1866) accepted as Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849)
Species Eucalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus monachus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus mucronatus Giesbrecht, 1883 accepted as Subeucalanus mucronatus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus oculanus Marukawa, 1921 accepted as Eucalanus crassus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus parki Fleminger, 1973 accepted as Pareucalanus parki (Fleminger, 1973)
Species Eucalanus peruanus Volkov, 1971 accepted as Pareucalanus peruanus (Volkov, 1971)
Species Eucalanus pileatus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus pileatus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus pseudattenuatus Sewell, 1947 accepted as Eucalanus attenuatus (Dana, 1849) accepted as Pareucalanus attenuatus (Dana, 1849)
Species Eucalanus sewelli Fleminger, 1973 accepted as Pareucalanus sewelli (Fleminger, 1973)
Species Eucalanus spinifer Scott T., 1894 accepted as Eucalanus elongatus (Dana, 1848)
Species Eucalanus subcrassus Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus subcrassus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus subtenuis Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Subeucalanus subtenuis (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Species Eucalanus vadicola Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Subeucalanus monachus (Giesbrecht, 1888)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Kenya [details]
Somalia [details]
Links 3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Eucalanus
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104171
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
2008-08-06 13:32:15Z  changed  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Eucalanus Dana, 1852. 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=104171 on 2013-05-26
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