Botryllophilus ruber Hesse, 1864 
AphiaID: 106496

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Cyclopoida > Botryllophilidae > Botryllophilus

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Botryllophilus Hesse, 1864
Synonymised taxa		Mychophilus ruber (Hesse, 1865)
Source		from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Aplidium proliferum (Milne-Edwards, 1841) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Aplidium punctum (Giard, 1873) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Botrylloides leachi (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Botrylloides leachii (Savigny, 1816) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Botryllus stellatus Gaertner, 1774 accepted as Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Clavelina lepadiformis (Müller, 1776) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Morchellium argus (Milne-Edwards, 1841) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sidnyum turbinatum (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Aplidium turbinatum (Savigny, 1816) [details] adult: parasitic: endoparasitic in Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766) [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
Note		Distribution: north-east and south-east Scotland, east Egland; north-east and north-west Ireland; European west coast [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106496
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff
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		Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Botryllophilus ruber Hesse, 1864. 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=106496 on 2013-05-24