WoRMS taxon details
Pontella surrecta Wilson C.B., 1950
354885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:354885)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1950). Copepods gathered by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' from 1887 to 1909, chiefly in the Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(14)(4):i-ix, 141-461, pls. 2-36. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy As noted by Ohtsuka et al. (1987), Pontella surrecta is a valid species based on the female described by Wilson (1950)....
Taxonomy As noted by Ohtsuka et al. (1987), Pontella surrecta is a valid species based on the female described by Wilson (1950). They state "Wilson (1950 misidentified the male he described as P. surrecta; an examination of the type specimens confirmed that this male should be referred to P. elephas (Brady, 1883)." [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pontella surrecta Wilson C.B., 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=354885 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, C.B. (1950). Copepods gathered by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' from 1887 to 1909, chiefly in the Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(14)(4):i-ix, 141-461, pls. 2-36. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
status source
Ohtsuka, S., A. Fleminger & T. Onbé. (1987). A new species of Pontella (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the Inland sea of Japan with notes on its feeding habits and related species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 7(3):554-571.
page(s): 560-565 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 560-565 [details] Available for editors

Other
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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
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additional source Mulyadi, C.M. Sidabalok & H.A. Mulyadi. (2024). A New Species of Pontella Dana, 1846 and New Record of Pontella surrecta Wilson (1950) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Pontellidae) from Indonesian Waters, with Notes on Their Species-Groups. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5512(4):553-566. Sep 2024., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.4.5 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mulyadi. (2000). New records and taxonomy of the genus Pontella (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida), with notes on its distribution in Indonesian waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Singapore 48(2):181-200. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mulyadi, C.M. Sidabalok & H.A. Mulyadi. (2024). A New Species of Pontella Dana, 1846 and New Record of Pontella surrecta Wilson (1950) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Pontellidae) from Indonesian Waters, with Notes on Their Species-Groups. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5512(4):553-566. Sep 2024., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.4.5 [details] Available for editors

additional source Mulyadi. (2000). New records and taxonomy of the genus Pontella (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida), with notes on its distribution in Indonesian waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Singapore 48(2):181-200. [details] Available for editors






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Taxonomy As noted by Ohtsuka et al. (1987), Pontella surrecta is a valid species based on the female described by Wilson (1950). They state "Wilson (1950 misidentified the male he described as P. surrecta; an examination of the type specimens confirmed that this male should be referred to P. elephas (Brady, 1883)." [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 74134)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 74134)
To ITIS