Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904 
AphiaID: 104187

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Gymnoplea > Calanoida > Megacalanidae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947
Synonymised taxa		Macrocalanus Sars G.O., 1905 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record (from synonym): Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Megacalanus gracilis (Dana, 1849) Species Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905) Species Megacalanus robustior (Giesbrecht, 1888) Species Megacalanus sarsi Farran, 1939 Species Megacalanus typicus (Scott A., 1909) Species Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (alternate representation)    » Subspecies Megacalanus princeps inermis Sewell, 1947 » Subspecies Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 » Subspecies Megacalanus princeps varius Guérédrat, 1969 Species Megacalanus bradyi Wolfenden, 1905 accepted as Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905) accepted as Bathycalanus richardi Sars G.O., 1905
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links		3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Megacalanus To AnimalsAndEarth (David Shale) To GenBank To ITIS
Images		To AnimalsAndEarth (David Shale)
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104187
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff
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		Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104187 on 2013-06-19