WoRMS taxon details
Paramacrochiron pacificum (Wilson C.B., 1950)
AphiaID: 359894
AphiaID: 359894
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Poecilostomatoida (Order) > Macrochironidae (Family) > Paramacrochiron (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||
| Parent | Paramacrochiron Sewell, 1949 | |||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Pseudanthessius pacificus Wilson C.B., 1950 (synonym) | |||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] | |||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||
| Feedingtype | adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic [details] | |||||||
| Link | To Encyclopedia of Life | |||||||
| Notes |
Distribution: off Luzon, Philippine Islands [details] Taxonomic Remark: Humes & Stock (1973) stated: "Although the original description lacks certain information, on the basis of the large size and the relatively long endopod of leg 4, it seems justified to place this species in Paramacrochiron." [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:359894 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Paramacrochiron pacificum (Wilson C.B., 1950). 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=359894 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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