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Metidae Boeck, 1873

AphiaID

115162 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115162)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Harpacticoida

Original name

Metidae Boeck, 1873

Synonymised names

Ilyopsyllidae Scott A., 1909 · unaccepted

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Genus Laubieria Soyer, 1966
Genus Metis Philippi, 1843
Genus Abacola Edwards, 1891 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
Genus Carazzoides Grandori in Carazzi & Grandori, 1912 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843
Genus Corazzoides Grandori in Carazzi & Grandori, 1912 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, not described)
Genus Ilyopsyllus Brady & Robertson, 1873 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
Genus Parametis Labbé, 1927 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
Genus Rubeus Grandori in Carazzi & Grandori, 1912 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
Genus Thoracosphaera Krichagin, 1873 accepted as Metis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Boeck, A. (1873). Nye Slaegter og Arter af Saltvands-Copepoder. [New Genera and Species of Saltwater Copepods. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania. 1872:35-60. [meddelt i modet den: announced in the fashion for 1872]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Metidae Boeck, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115162 on 2025-11-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Huys, Rony

2008-06-24 05:45:50Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2013-04-10 19:17:54Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2024-07-21 12:05:51Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Boeck, A. (1873). Nye Slaegter og Arter af Saltvands-Copepoder. [New Genera and Species of Saltwater Copepods. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania. 1872:35-60. [meddelt i modet den: announced in the fashion for 1872]. [details]

original description (of Ilyopsyllidae Scott A., 1909) Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden. 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 228 [details]

basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. 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. 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. 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. 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. (2013). Opinion 2326 (Case 3541). METINAE Simon, 1894 (Arachnida, Araneae, TETRAGNATHIDAE): spelling emended to METAINAE to remove homonymy with METIDAE Boeck, 1872 (Crustacea, Copepoda). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 70(4):276-278., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v70i4.a11 [details]