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Irodes gracilis (Heller, 1865) 
AphiaID: 352423

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Poecilostomatoida (Order) > Taeniacanthidae (Family) > Irodes (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Irodes Wilson C.B., 1911
Synonymised
taxa
  Anchistrotos gracilis (Heller, 1865) (synonym)
Bomolochus gracilis Heller, 1865 (synonym)
Taeniacanthus albidus Wilson C.B., 1911 (synonym)
Taeniacanthus flagellans Wilson C.B., 1913 (synonym)
Taeniacanthus indicus Pillai, 1963 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

redescription: Dojiri, M. & R.F. Cressey. 1987. Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes and sea urchins. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 447:i-iv, 1-250, figs. 1-166.
page(s): 163-169 [details]


new combination reference: Wilson, C.B.. 1911. North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Ergasilidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1788):263-400, pls. 41-60. (11-i-1911)
page(s): 390 [details]


Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865) accepted as Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941 accepted as Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna leweni (Griffith & Smith, 1834) accepted as Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Zygaena malleus Valenciennes, 1822 accepted as Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: Montego Bay, Jamaica; Beaufort, North Carolina; Nossi Bé, Madagascar; Trivandrum, India; Java [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352423
Taxonomic
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Irodes gracilis (Heller, 1865). 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=352423 on 2013-06-20
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