WoRMS name details
Clavellopsis appendiculata Kirtisinghe, 1950
350182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:350182)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Isobranchia ceylonensis Yamaguti, 1963 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (according to Pillai, 1985)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kirtisinghe, P. (1950). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. III. Parasitology, Cambridge 40(1-2):77-86, figs. 1-60. (i-1950) [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomy Pillai (1985) on page 880 in the addendum to his book concludes, after discussion, that this is the valid combination.
Taxonomy Pillai (1985) on page 880 in the addendum to his book concludes, after discussion, that this is the valid combination. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Clavellopsis appendiculata Kirtisinghe, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=350182 on 2025-10-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Kirtisinghe, P. (1950). Parasitic copepods of fish from Ceylon. III. Parasitology, Cambridge 40(1-2):77-86, figs. 1-60. (i-1950) [details] Available for editors [request]
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source of synonymy
Pillai, N.K. (1968). Description of some species of Brachiella and Clavellopsis with Comments on Isobranchia Heegaard. Crustaceana, Supplement, Leiden 1:119-135, figs. 1-8. (bound and filed under Crustaceana) [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Rangnekar, M.P. (1967). Copepods parasitic on fishes of Bombay. 2. Lernaeopodoida. <em>Journal of the University of Bombay.</em> 35(3):8-18 + pls.1-3. (xi.1966) (Also vol.35(5), iii.1967.). [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 Kensley, B. & J.R. Grindley. (1973). South African parasitic Copepoda. Annals of the South African Museum 62(3):69-130, figs. 1-35. (x-1973) [details] Available for editors [request]
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 [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1962). Copepods parasitic on South Indian fishes: Families Lernaeopodidae and Naobranchidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 4:58-94, figs. 1-22. (iv-1962) [details] Available for editors [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 [request]
[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 Kensley, B. & J.R. Grindley. (1973). South African parasitic Copepoda. Annals of the South African Museum 62(3):69-130, figs. 1-35. (x-1973) [details] Available for editors
[request]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
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1962). Copepods parasitic on South Indian fishes: Families Lernaeopodidae and Naobranchidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 4:58-94, figs. 1-22. (iv-1962) [details] Available for editors
[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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Pillai (1985) on page 880 in the addendum to his book concludes, after discussion, that this is the valid combination. [details]
