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Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius Humes, 1987 
AphiaID: 135581

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorArthropoda (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCrustacea (Subphylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMaxillopoda (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCopepoda (Subclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorNeocopepoda (Infraclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPodoplea (Superorder) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorSiphonostomatoida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDirivultidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius (Genus)
Status accepted
Rank Genus
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorDirivultidae Humes & Dojiri, 1980
Sources  original description Humes, A.G.. 1997. Benthoxynus Humes, 1984 - Aphotopontius Humes, 1987 - Ceuthoecetes Humes, 1987 - Exrima Humes, 1987 - Nilva Humes, 1987 - Rhogobius Humes, 1987 - Scotoecetes Humes, 1987 - Stygiopontius Humes, 1987 - Chasmatopontius Humes, 1990 - Rimopontius Humes, 1996. In: Desbruyères, D. & M. Segonzac (eds.). Handbook of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Éditions IFREMER, Brest. 279pp. :172. [details]

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[sort alpha..]		 Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius acanthinus Humes & Lutz, 1994
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius arcuatus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius baculigerus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius flexispinus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius forcipatus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius hydronauticus Humes, 1989
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius limatulus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius mammillatus Humes, 1987
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius probolus Humes, 1990

Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius rapunculus Humes & Segonzac, 1998 accepted as Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorRhogobius rapunculus (Humes & Segonzac, 1998)
Species Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997 accepted as Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links Checked: verified by a taxonomic editor3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Aphotopontius Document hosted within WoRMS 
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editor3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Aphotopontius Document hosted within WoRMS 
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo GenBank  
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135581
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
2006-09-05 12:04:33Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2010-07-02 18:56:27Z  checked  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2014). Aphotopontius Humes, 1987. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2014). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135581 on 2015-01-28
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