Asterocheres violaceus (Claus, 1889) 
AphiaID: 135720

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida > Asterocheridae > Asterocheres

Status		unaccepted (synonym according to Bandera & Conradi, 2009)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Asterocheres echinicola (Norman, 1869)
Rank		Species
Parent		Asterocheres Boeck, 1859
Synonymised taxa		Ascomyzon thompsoni Scott A., 1896 (synonym) Asterocheres thompsoni (Scott A., 1896) (synonym) Echinocheres violaceus Claus, 1889 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record (from synonym): Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Asterias rubens Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871 [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus elegans (Düben & Koren, 1844) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Porania (Porania) pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Solaster papposus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI
Note		Distribution: Gullmar Fjord, southern Sweden; Roscoff, France; British Isles; west Norway; Mediterranean; North Sea [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135720
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff 2011-12-05 16:31:18Z   changed   Boxshall, Geoff
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		Citation: Boxshall, G. (2013). Asterocheres violaceus (Claus, 1889). 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=135720 on 2013-06-18