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Modiolicola insignis Aurivillius, 1882 
AphiaID: 128884

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Poecilostomatoida (Order) > Lichomolgidae (Family) > Modiolicola (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Modiolicola Aurivillius, 1883
Synonymised
taxa		  Lichomolgus insignis (Aurivillius, 1882) (according to Humes & Stock (1973))
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]

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

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Modiola vulgaris Fleming, 1828 accepted as Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Note  Distribution: Sweden, France, Scotland, England, The Netherland, Black Sea, Italy [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128884
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
  
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  Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Modiolicola insignis Aurivillius, 1882. 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=128884 on 2013-05-19
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