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Corycaeus Dana, 1845 
AphiaID: 128634

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Poecilostomatoida (Order) > Corycaeidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Corycaeidae Dana, 1852
Synonymised
taxa
  Agetus Kroyer, 1849 (synonym)
Urocorycaeus Dahl, 1912
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: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

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

from synonym: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Corycaeus affinis McMurrich, 1916
Species Corycaeus africanus Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus alatus Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Corycaeus amazonicus Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus americanus Wilson M.S., 1949
Species Corycaeus andrewsi Farran, 1911
Species Corycaeus anglicus Lubbock, 1857
Species Corycaeus asiaticus Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus aucklandicus Krämer, 1895
Species Corycaeus clausi Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus dahli Tanaka, 1957
Species Corycaeus danae Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Corycaeus decurtatus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus dubius Farran, 1911
Species Corycaeus elongatus Claus, 1866
Species Corycaeus erythraeus Cleve, 1904
Species Corycaeus farrani Früchtl, 1923
Species Corycaeus flaccus Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863
Species Corycaeus germanus Leuckart, 1859
Species Corycaeus giesbrechti Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus gracilicauda Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Corycaeus huxleyi Lubbock, 1860
Species Corycaeus inquietus Dana, 1852
Species Corycaeus inuncus Farran, 1929
Species Corycaeus japonicus Mori, 1937
Species Corycaeus laticeps Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus latus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus lautus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus limbatus Brady, 1883
Species Corycaeus longistylis Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus medius Gurney, 1927
Species Corycaeus megalops Brady, 1883
Species Corycaeus minimus Dahl F., 1894
Species Corycaeus murrayi Farran, 1911
Species Corycaeus obtusus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus orientalis Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus ovalis Claus, 1863
Species Corycaeus parvus Claus, 1866
Species Corycaeus productus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus remiger Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus speciosus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus styliferus Lubbock, 1856
Species Corycaeus subulatus Herrick, 1887
Species Corycaeus sutherlandii Lubbock, 1856
Species Corycaeus trukicus Mori, 1937
Species Corycaeus typicus (Kroyer, 1849)
Species Corycaeus varius Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus venustus Dana, 1849
Species Corycaeus vitreus Dana, 1849

Species Corycaeus agilis Dana, 1849 accepted as Onychocorycaeus agilis (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus brehmi Steuer, 1910 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus brehmi (Steuer, 1910)
Species Corycaeus carinatus Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Farranula carinata (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Species Corycaeus catus Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Onychocorycaeus catus (Dahl F., 1894)
Species Corycaeus concinnus Dana, 1849 accepted as Farranula concinna (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus curtus (Farran, 1911) accepted as Farranula curta (Farran, 1911)
Species Corycaeus deplumatus Dana, 1849 accepted as Farranula gracilis (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus gibbulus Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Farranula gibbula (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Species Corycaeus gracilis Dana, 1849 accepted as Farranula gracilis (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus longicaudis Dana, 1849 accepted as Farranula longicaudis (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus lubbocki Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus lubbocki (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Species Corycaeus pacificus Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Onychocorycaeus pacificus (Dahl F., 1894)
Species Corycaeus pellucidus Dana, 1849 accepted as Farranula gracilis (Dana, 1849)
Species Corycaeus pumilus Dahl M., 1912 accepted as Onychocorycaeus pumilus (Dahl M., 1912)
Species Corycaeus robustus Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Monocorycaeus robustus (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Species Corycaeus rostratus Claus, 1863 accepted as Farranula rostrata (Claus, 1863)
Species Corycaeus subtilis Dahl M., 1912 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus subtilis (M.Dahl, 1912)
Species Corycaeus tenuis Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus tenuis (Giesbrecht, 1891)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Kenya [details]
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links 3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Corycaeus
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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). Corycaeus. 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=128634 on 2013-05-23
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