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Alebion megacephalus Kirtisinghe, 1956

356921  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356921)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Podoplea (Superorder)
  9. Siphonostomatoida (Order)
  10. Caligidae (Family)
  11. Alebion (Genus)
  12. Alebion megacephalus (Species)
 unaccepted (synonym according to Cressey, 1972)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kirtisinghe, P. (1956). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. IV. Parasitology, Cambridge 46(1-2):14-21, figs. 1-14. (v-1956) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Alebion megacephalus Kirtisinghe, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356921 on 2024-04-18
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2011-12-14 12:43:12Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2020-10-03 13:10:25Z
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Walter, T. Chad

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original description Kirtisinghe, P. (1956). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. IV. Parasitology, Cambridge 46(1-2):14-21, figs. 1-14. (v-1956) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]   

additional source Kirtisinghe, P. (1964). A review of the parasitic copepods of fish recorded from Ceylon, with descriptions of additional forms. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Station, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 17(1):45-132, figs. 1-191. (vi-1964) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1967). Copepods parasitic on Indian marine fishes. A review. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)5:1556-1680, figs. 1-266. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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