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Aphotopontius Humes, 1987 
AphiaID: 135581

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Dirivultidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Dirivultidae Humes & Dojiri, 1980
Sources  additional source: 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: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

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 Species Aphotopontius acanthinus Humes & Lutz, 1994
Species Aphotopontius arcuatus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996
Species Aphotopontius baculigerus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius flexispinus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius forcipatus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius hydronauticus Humes, 1989
Species Aphotopontius limatulus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius mammillatus Humes, 1987
Species Aphotopontius probolus Humes, 1990

Species Aphotopontius rapunculus Humes & Segonzac, 1998 accepted as Rhogobius rapunculus (Humes & Segonzac, 1998)
Species Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997 accepted as Aphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links 3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Aphotopontius
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Aphotopontius
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To 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. (2013). Aphotopontius Humes, 1987. 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=135581 on 2013-05-21
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