WoRMS taxon details
Pseudochirella spectabilis (Sars G.O., 1900)
104339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104339)
accepted
Species
Euchirella elongata Wolfenden, 1905 · unaccepted
Pseudochirella elongata (Wolfenden, 1905) · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Markhaseva, 1996)
Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details] 
Distribution Bipolar species
Distribution Bipolar species [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pseudochirella spectabilis (Sars G.O., 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104339 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Euchirella elongata Wolfenden, 1905) Wolfenden, R.N. (1905). Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part 1. Copepoda. Rebman Limited, London & New York. [The original edition was withdrawn by Wolfenden and an amended edition was being circulated. Vide: Farran, G.P., 1939.] :1-24, pls. 1-7. [Part 2, 1906, Copepoda: 25-44, pls. 8-14.] [details]
original description (of Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]
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 Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]
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 
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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 Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [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
Distribution Bipolar species [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Euchirella elongata Wolfenden, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudochirella spectabilis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records) (from synonym Pseudochirella elongata (Wolfenden, 1905))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Undeuchaeta spectabilis Sars G.O., 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Euchirella elongata Wolfenden, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudochirella spectabilis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records) (from synonym Pseudochirella elongata (Wolfenden, 1905))
To ITIS
