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Asterocheres boecki (Brady, 1880) 
AphiaID: 135698

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Asterocheridae (Family) > Asterocheres (Genus)
Status alternate representation
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Asterocheres boeckii (Brady, 1880)
Rank Species
Parent Asterocheres Boeck, 1859
Synonymised
taxa		  Ascomyzon boecki Sars G.O., 1915 (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]

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 Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766) represented as Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Haliclona oculata (Pallas, 1766) represented as Haliclona (Haliclona) oculata (Pallas, 1766) [details]
adult: parasitic: endoparasitic in Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823 [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To PESI
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135698
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Boxshall, Geoff
2008-09-20 12:13:19Z  changed  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Asterocheres boecki (Brady, 1880). 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=135698 on 2013-05-25
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