WoRMS taxon details
Aegisthidae Giesbrecht, 1893
115133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115133)
accepted
Family
Cerviniidae Sars G.O., 1903 · unaccepted (synonymy)
Pontostratiotidae Scott A., 1909 · unaccepted
Pontostratiotinae Scott A., 1909 · unaccepted
- Subfamily Aegisthinae Giesbrecht, 1893
- Genus Ameliotes Por, 1969
- Genus Arcticocarella Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008
- Subfamily Cerviniellinae Khodami, Mercado-Salas & Martínez Arbizu, 2020
- Subfamily Cerviniinae Sars G.O., 1903
- Subfamily Cerviniopseinae Brotskaya, 1963
- Genus Askalonia Por, 1964 accepted as Cerviniella Smirnov, 1946 (synonym)
- Genus Brotskayaia Huys, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 1997 accepted as Expansicervinia Montagna, 1981 (synonym)
- Subfamily Cerviniopsinae Brotskaya, 1963 accepted as Cerviniopseinae Brotskaya, 1963 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Genus Hensenella Dahl, 1895 accepted as Aegisthus Giesbrecht, 1891 (synonym)
- Genus Herdmania Thompson I.C., 1893 accepted as Hemicervinia Lang, 1935 (synonym)
- Genus Neocervinia Huys, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 1997 accepted as Cervinia Norman in Brady, 1878 (synonym)
- Subfamily Pontostratiotinae Scott A., 1909 accepted as Pontostratiotidae Scott A., 1909 accepted as Aegisthidae Giesbrecht, 1893
- Genus Pseudocervinia Brotskaya, 1963 accepted as Cervinia Norman in Brady, 1878 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Aegisthidae Giesbrecht, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115133 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893). [details]
original description (of Cerviniidae Sars G.O., 1903) Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts I & II, Misophriidae, Longipediidae, Cerviniidae, Ectinosomidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 5:1-28, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pontostratiotinae Scott A., 1909) Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pontostratiotidae Scott A., 1909) Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cerviniidae Sars G.O., 1903) Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts I & II, Misophriidae, Longipediidae, Cerviniidae, Ectinosomidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 5:1-28, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pontostratiotinae Scott A., 1909) Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pontostratiotidae Scott A., 1909) Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Khodami, S., N.F. Mercado-Salas & P. Martínez Arbizu. (2020). Genus level molecular phylogeny of Aegisthidae Gisbrecht, 1893 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) reveals morphological adaptations to deep-sea and plagic habitats. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 20(1):1-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1594-x [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | アエジスツス科 | [details] |
