Irodes gracilis (Heller, 1865) 
AphiaID: 352423

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Poecilostomatoida > Taeniacanthidae > Irodes

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Irodes Wilson C.B., 1911
Synonymised taxa		Anchistrotos gracilis (Heller, 1865) (synonym) Bomolochus gracilis Heller, 1865 (synonym) Taeniacanthus albidus Wilson C.B., 1911 (synonym) Taeniacanthus flagellans Wilson C.B., 1913 (synonym) Taeniacanthus indicus Pillai, 1963 (synonym)
Sources		basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] redescription: Dojiri, M. & R.F. Cressey. 1987. Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes and sea urchins. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 447:i-iv, 1-250, figs. 1-166. page(s): 163-169 [details] new combination reference: Wilson, C.B.. 1911. North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Ergasilidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1788):263-400, pls. 41-60. (11-i-1911) page(s): 390 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865) accepted as Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna diplana Springer, 1941 accepted as Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna leweni (Griffith & Smith, 1834) accepted as Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) [details] adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Zygaena malleus Valenciennes, 1822 accepted as Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection To ITIS
Note		Distribution: Montego Bay, Jamaica; Beaufort, North Carolina; Nossi Bé, Madagascar; Trivandrum, India; Java [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352423
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-07-15 14:41:49Z   created   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Irodes gracilis (Heller, 1865). 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=352423 on 2013-05-18