WoRMS taxon details
Parvocalanus crassirostris (Dahl F., 1894)
360051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:360051)
accepted
Species
Paracalanus brevispinatus Shen & Lee, 1966 · unaccepted
Paracalanus crassipes Apstein, 1912 · unaccepted
Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894 · unaccepted
Paracalanus crassirostris nudus Davis, 1944 · unaccepted
Paracalanus crassirostris typica Früchtl, 1924 · unaccepted
Parvocalanus brevispinatus (Shen & Lee, 1966) · unaccepted (synonym: listed as synonym by...)
synonym: listed as synonym by Vives & Shmeleva, 2007
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894) Dahl, F. (1894). Die Copepodenfauna des unteren Amazonas. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg i.B. 8:10-23, pl. 1. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Parvocalanus crassirostris (Dahl F., 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=360051 on 2025-12-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paracalanus brevispinatus Shen & Lee, 1966) Shen, C.J. & F.S. Lee. (1966). On the estuarine copepods of Chaikiang River, Kwantung Province. <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 3(2):213-223, figs. 1-26. (vii-1966, Chinese with English summary.). [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Paracalanus crassipes Apstein, 1912) Apstein, C. (1912). Das Plankton der Küste von Südwestafrika. [The plankton of the coast of Southwest Africa.]. <em>In: Schultze, L. (ed.). Zoologische und Anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika, 5 Denkschr. med.-naturw. Ges. Jena.</em> 17:33-46, figs. 1-14. [details]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894) Dahl, F. (1894). Die Copepodenfauna des unteren Amazonas. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg i.B. 8:10-23, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris cochinensis Wellershaus, 1969) Wellershaus, S. (1969). On the taxonomy of planctonic Copepoda in the Cochin Backwater (a South Indian estuary). Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Meeresforschung in Bremerhaven 11:245-286. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris nudus Davis, 1944) Davis, C.C. (1944). On four species of Copepoda new to Chesapeake Bay, with a description of a new variety of Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl. Publications of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 61:1-7, pls. 1-2. (i-1944) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris typica Früchtl, 1924) Früchtl, F. (1924). Die Cladoceren- und Copepoden-Fauna des Aru-Archipels. Mit Beiträgen zur Kenntnis der strukturellen Anomalien indo-pazifischer Plankton-Copepoden. <em>Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universität Innsbruck.</em> 2(2):23-136. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Paracalanus crassipes Apstein, 1912) Apstein, C. (1912). Das Plankton der Küste von Südwestafrika. [The plankton of the coast of Southwest Africa.]. <em>In: Schultze, L. (ed.). Zoologische und Anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika, 5 Denkschr. med.-naturw. Ges. Jena.</em> 17:33-46, figs. 1-14. [details]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894) Dahl, F. (1894). Die Copepodenfauna des unteren Amazonas. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg i.B. 8:10-23, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris cochinensis Wellershaus, 1969) Wellershaus, S. (1969). On the taxonomy of planctonic Copepoda in the Cochin Backwater (a South Indian estuary). Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Meeresforschung in Bremerhaven 11:245-286. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris nudus Davis, 1944) Davis, C.C. (1944). On four species of Copepoda new to Chesapeake Bay, with a description of a new variety of Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl. Publications of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 61:1-7, pls. 1-2. (i-1944) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Paracalanus crassirostris typica Früchtl, 1924) Früchtl, F. (1924). Die Cladoceren- und Copepoden-Fauna des Aru-Archipels. Mit Beiträgen zur Kenntnis der strukturellen Anomalien indo-pazifischer Plankton-Copepoden. <em>Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universität Innsbruck.</em> 2(2):23-136. [details] Available for editors
[request]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 (HKRMS)
Lee, C.N.W. (2002). The ecology of planktonic copepods and hyperbenthic communities in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Jackson, J.M. (2011). Larval clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris predatory success and selectivity when preying on the calanoid copepoda Parvocalanus crassirostris. <em>M.S. Thesis, University of Hawaii Manoa.</em> 67 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mulyadi. (2004). Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters. <em>Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia.</em> 193 pp. Jan 2004. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fattahi, R., A. Sari, F. Nazari, G. Attaran-Fariman & R.Naderloo. (2025). Exploring intraspecific morphological variation in Parvocalanus crassirostris (F. Dahl 1894)(Copepoda: Paracalanidae) in the Gulf of Oman. <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 144(1):1-13. Apr 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-024-00696-x [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Johnson, T.D. (1987). Growth and regulation of the population of Parvocalanus crassirostris (Copepoda, Calanoida) in Long Island Sound, New York. <em>Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York.</em> 191 pp. [details]
additional source Hiromi, J. (1981). [Three species of paracalanid copepods in the neighbouring waters of Japan.]. <em>Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan.</em> 28(2):153-164, figs. 1-5. (xii-1981, Japanese with English summary). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y. & I. Prusova. (2003). Common Copepoda of the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Identification Guide. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat. 162 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Costello, K., J. Chung, S. Sook, S. Skarke, P.H. Lenz & C.H. Wilson. (2010). Identification of a voltage-gated sodium ion channel gene in the copepods Calanus finmarchicus, Bestiolina similis, Undinula vulgaris, and Parvocalanus crassirostris. <em>Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.</em> 49:37-39. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sun, X.H., S.Sun, C.L. Li & G.T. Zhang. (2011). Seasonal and spatial variability in egg production, abundance and production of small copepods in and near Jiaozhou Bay, China. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 33(5)741-750., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbq135, [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Fitriya, N., R. Kaswadji & Mulyadi. (2012). Komposisi kopepoda di perairan Berau, Kalimantan Timur. [Species composition of copepod in Berau waters, east Kalimantan Timur. ]. <em>Oseanologi dan Limnologi di Indonesia.</em> 37(2):355-368. (Indonesian). [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]
additional source Bradley, C.J., J.R. Strickler, E.J. Buskey & P.H. Lenz (2013). Swimming and escape behavior in two species of calanoid copepods from nauplius to adult. Journal of Plankton Research 35(1):49-65. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y., V. Skryabin, A. Gubanova, S. Khvorov & I. Prusova. (2011). Marine Zooplankton Practical Guide for the Northwestern Arabian Gulf. Volume 2. <em>Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat Kuwait.</em> 196 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jackson, J.M. (2011). Larval clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris predatory success and selectivity when preying on the calanoid copepoda Parvocalanus crassirostris. <em>M.S. Thesis, University of Hawaii Manoa.</em> 67 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mulyadi. (2004). Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters. <em>Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia.</em> 193 pp. Jan 2004. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fattahi, R., A. Sari, F. Nazari, G. Attaran-Fariman & R.Naderloo. (2025). Exploring intraspecific morphological variation in Parvocalanus crassirostris (F. Dahl 1894)(Copepoda: Paracalanidae) in the Gulf of Oman. <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 144(1):1-13. Apr 2025., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-024-00696-x [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Johnson, T.D. (1987). Growth and regulation of the population of Parvocalanus crassirostris (Copepoda, Calanoida) in Long Island Sound, New York. <em>Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York.</em> 191 pp. [details]
additional source Hiromi, J. (1981). [Three species of paracalanid copepods in the neighbouring waters of Japan.]. <em>Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan.</em> 28(2):153-164, figs. 1-5. (xii-1981, Japanese with English summary). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y. & I. Prusova. (2003). Common Copepoda of the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Identification Guide. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat. 162 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Costello, K., J. Chung, S. Sook, S. Skarke, P.H. Lenz & C.H. Wilson. (2010). Identification of a voltage-gated sodium ion channel gene in the copepods Calanus finmarchicus, Bestiolina similis, Undinula vulgaris, and Parvocalanus crassirostris. <em>Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.</em> 49:37-39. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sun, X.H., S.Sun, C.L. Li & G.T. Zhang. (2011). Seasonal and spatial variability in egg production, abundance and production of small copepods in and near Jiaozhou Bay, China. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 33(5)741-750., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbq135, [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Fitriya, N., R. Kaswadji & Mulyadi. (2012). Komposisi kopepoda di perairan Berau, Kalimantan Timur. [Species composition of copepod in Berau waters, east Kalimantan Timur. ]. <em>Oseanologi dan Limnologi di Indonesia.</em> 37(2):355-368. (Indonesian). [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]additional source Bradley, C.J., J.R. Strickler, E.J. Buskey & P.H. Lenz (2013). Swimming and escape behavior in two species of calanoid copepods from nauplius to adult. Journal of Plankton Research 35(1):49-65. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y., V. Skryabin, A. Gubanova, S. Khvorov & I. Prusova. (2011). Marine Zooplankton Practical Guide for the Northwestern Arabian Gulf. Volume 2. <em>Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat Kuwait.</em> 196 pp. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region)Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parvocalanus crassirostris)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris cochinensis Wellershaus, 1969)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (8 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parvocalanus crassirostris)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris cochinensis Wellershaus, 1969)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Paracalanus crassirostris Dahl F., 1894)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (8 records)
To ITIS
