Abyssopontius altus Stock, 1985 
AphiaID: 346065

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida > Artotrogidae > Abyssopontius

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Abyssopontius Stock, 1985
Synonymised taxa		Altopontius altus (Stock, 1985) (misspelling)
Sources		original description: Stock, J.H. (1985). Un Copépode Siphonostomatoide abyssal nouveau de l'Océan Indien. Hydrobiologia 126(2): 129-134. [details] from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Note		Distribution: Mid Indian Basin at a depth of 5300 m [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:346065
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-06-25 20:13:18Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2010-06-30 11:19:04Z   checked   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Abyssopontius altus Stock, 1985. 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=346065 on 2013-05-20