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Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965 
AphiaID: 347466

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Megapontiidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Hyalopontius Sars G.O., 1909
Rank Genus
Parent Megapontiidae Heptner, 1968
Sources  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

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taxa
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Species Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 accepted as Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909
Species Megapontius pleurospinosus (Heptner, 1968) accepted as Hyalopontius pleurospinosus Heptner, 1968
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links 3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Megapontius
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347466
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-07-15 11:49:29Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
2008-08-04 10:50:30Z  changed  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965. 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=347466 on 2013-05-21
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