Mesochra pygmaea (Claus, 1863) 
AphiaID: 115705

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Harpacticoida > Canthocamptidae > Canthocamptinae > Mesochra

Status		alternate representation
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Mesochra pygmaea pygmaea (Claus, 1863)
Rank		Species
Parent		Mesochra Boeck, 1865
Sources		original description: Claus, C. 1863. Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1-230, pls. 1-37. [details] basis of record: Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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: pp. 268-280 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] additional source: Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine harpacticoid copepods. 1997 edition. 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. 304 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 127 [details] additional source: Bradford-Grieve, J.M.; Wells, J.B. J.; Ho, J. (2009). Copepoda (Crustacea). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: Suárez-Morales, E., J. W. Fleeger, and P. A. Montagna. 2009. Free-Living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 841–869 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Statio [details] taxonomy source: Nicholls, A.G.. 1941. Littoral Copepoda from South Australia. (1) Harpacticoida. Records of the South Australian Museum, Adelaide 6(4):381-427, figs. 1-23. (28-ii-1941) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Subspecies Mesochra pygmaea pygmaea (Claus, 1863)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Georgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North West Atlantic [details] Oostende [details] St. Lawrence Estuary [details] Ukrainian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wimereux [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115705
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Huys, Rony 2013-05-10 20:48:45Z   changed   Gaviria-Melo, Santiago
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		Citation: Gaviria-Melo, S.; Huys, R. (2013). Mesochra pygmaea (Claus, 1863). In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115705 on 2013-05-22
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