WoRMS taxon details
Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1863)
104506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104506)
accepted
Species
Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 173 [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104506 on 2025-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 173 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F. (1975). The neuston of the Northwest Atlantic . Ph.D. thesis - Dalhousie University. [details]
additional source Carli, A. & P. Cristafi. (1969). Le specie del genere Clausocalanus Giesbrecht 1888 (Copepoda: Calanoida) presenti nel Mar Ligure (Nota I). [The species of the genus Clausocalanus Giesbrecht 1888 (Copepoda: Calanoida) present in the Ligurian Sea (Note I).]. <em>Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali.</em> 15(3-4):277-320, figs. 1-11, photographs 1-21, tab. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Frost, B.W. & A. Fleminger. (1968). A revision of the genus Clausocalanus (Copepoda: Calanoida) with remarks on distributional patterns in diagnostic characters. <em>Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Technical Series.</em> 12:1-235, pls. 1-6, charts 1-16. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Prusova, I.Y., S.L. Smith & E. Popova. 2012. Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region. Sultan Qaboos University, Academic Publication Board, Muscat, Oman 240 pp., 240 figs. (2011). [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Morris, B. F. (1975). The neuston of the Northwest Atlantic . Ph.D. thesis - Dalhousie University. [details]
additional source Carli, A. & P. Cristafi. (1969). Le specie del genere Clausocalanus Giesbrecht 1888 (Copepoda: Calanoida) presenti nel Mar Ligure (Nota I). [The species of the genus Clausocalanus Giesbrecht 1888 (Copepoda: Calanoida) present in the Ligurian Sea (Note I).]. <em>Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali.</em> 15(3-4):277-320, figs. 1-11, photographs 1-21, tab. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Frost, B.W. & A. Fleminger. (1968). A revision of the genus Clausocalanus (Copepoda: Calanoida) with remarks on distributional patterns in diagnostic characters. <em>Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Technical Series.</em> 12:1-235, pls. 1-6, charts 1-16. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Prusova, I.Y., S.L. Smith & E. Popova. 2012. Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region. Sultan Qaboos University, Academic Publication Board, Muscat, Oman 240 pp., 240 figs. (2011). [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clausocalanus mastigophorus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clausocalanus mastigophorus)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Calanus mastigophorus Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
