Apolethon Wells, 1967 
AphiaID: 149985

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Harpacticoida > Harpacticoida incertae sedis

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Parent		Harpacticoida incertae sedis
Sources		basis of record: 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) [details] status source: Schizas, N.V. & T.C. Shirley. 2006. Apolethon hippoperus (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): a new species from southeastern Alaska. Journal of Crustacean Biology 26(3):341-354. [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Apolethon articulatus Lee & Chang, 2008 Species Apolethon bilobatus Shen & Tai, 1973 Species Apolethon fumator Wells, 1967 Species Apolethon hippoperus Schizas & Shirley, 2006 Species Apolethon trigonus Shen & Tai, 1973
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links		3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Apolethon To ITIS
Note		Schizas & Shirley (2006) provide a detailed analysis and discussion on the relationships of Apolethon within the superfamily Laophontoidea, and conclude that the genus should be placed as incertae sedis in Laophontoidea [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149985
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-04-01 08:32:29Z   created   Cuvelier, Daphne 2010-07-02 18:56:27Z   checked   Walter, T. Chad 2012-01-06 16:47:04Z   changed   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Apolethon Wells, 1967. 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=149985 on 2013-05-22