WoRMS taxon details
Dioithona Kiefer, 1935
346356 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:346356)
accepted
Genus
Dioithona alia Kiefer, 1935 accepted as Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896) (type by original designation)
- Species Dioithona horai (Sewell, 1934)
- Species Dioithona indogallica Lindberg, 1940
- Species Dioithona minuta Shuvalov, 1980
- Species Dioithona oculata (Farran, 1913)
- Species Dioithona propinqua Herbst, 1964
- Species Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896)
- Species Dioithona alia Kiefer, 1935 accepted as Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896) (synonym according to Nishida, 1985)
- Species Dioithona aurea Lindberg, 1948 accepted as Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kiefer, F. (1935). Zur Kenntnis der Oithonidae (Crustacea Copepoda Cyclopoida). Zoologischer Anzeiger 112(11-12):322-327, figs. 1-9. (15-xii-1935) [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomy Vervoort (1964) believes that the creation of this genus rests on a character that is too restrictive and suggests to...
Taxonomy Vervoort (1964) believes that the creation of this genus rests on a character that is too restrictive and suggests to consider it only as a subgenus of Oithona. This opinion is followed by Wellershaus (1970) who reviews several characters in some Oithona species. Shuvalov (1980, p.86, 169) considers the genus as justified. Meanwhile, after examination of the males and on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis (Abiahy, 2000), Boxshall & Hasley (2004, p.611) restore the validity of the genus Dioithona. 4 spp. (+ 1 doubtful). [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Dioithona Kiefer, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346356 on 2024-05-07
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original description
Kiefer, F. (1935). Zur Kenntnis der Oithonidae (Crustacea Copepoda Cyclopoida). Zoologischer Anzeiger 112(11-12):322-327, figs. 1-9. (15-xii-1935) [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]
[request] basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Taxonomy Vervoort (1964) believes that the creation of this genus rests on a character that is too restrictive and suggests to consider it only as a subgenus of Oithona. This opinion is followed by Wellershaus (1970) who reviews several characters in some Oithona species. Shuvalov (1980, p.86, 169) considers the genus as justified. Meanwhile, after examination of the males and on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis (Abiahy, 2000), Boxshall & Hasley (2004, p.611) restore the validity of the genus Dioithona. 4 spp. (+ 1 doubtful). [details]
