WoRMS taxon details
Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909
135900 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135900)
accepted
Species
Hyalopontius gigas (Hulsemann, 1965) · unaccepted (synonym according to Boxshall, 1979)
Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 · unaccepted (synonym according to Boxshall, 1979)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1909). Note préliminaire sur trois formes remarquables de Copépodes, provenant des campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco. [Preliminary note on three remarkable forms of Copepods, from the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 147:1-8, figs. 1-3. (12-vii-1909). (Reprinted in: Résult. Camp. scient. Prince Albert I, 97: 36-40, pl. 1 figs. 5-6, pl. 3 fig. 5). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135900 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, G.O. (1909). Note préliminaire sur trois formes remarquables de Copépodes, provenant des campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco. [Preliminary note on three remarkable forms of Copepods, from the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 147:1-8, figs. 1-3. (12-vii-1909). (Reprinted in: Résult. Camp. scient. Prince Albert I, 97: 36-40, pl. 1 figs. 5-6, pl. 3 fig. 5). [details]
original description (of Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965) Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965). [details] Available for editors
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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]
original description (of Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965) Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965). [details] Available for editors
[request]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 [request]
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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]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1979). The planktonic copepods of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean : Harpacticoida, Siphonostomatoida and Mormonilloida. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 35(3):201-264. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1979). The planktonic copepods of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean : Harpacticoida, Siphonostomatoida and Mormonilloida. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 35(3):201-264. [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 (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyalopontius typicus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 111105) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hyalopontius typicus)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 111105) (from synonym Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965)
