Copepoda taxon details

Macrochiron sargassi Sars G.O., 1916 
AphiaID: 353217

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Poecilostomatoida > Macrochironidae > Macrochiron
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Species
Parent Macrochiron Brady, 1872
Source  basis of record: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtype  adult: parasitic: ectoparasitic on Sargassum C.Agardh, 1820 [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Copepod Collection
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: Sargaso Sea; Vancouver Island, Canada; Curacao; Little Bay, St. Martin [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:353217
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z  created  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad (2013). Macrochiron sargassi Sars G.O., 1916. In: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2013). World Copepoda database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2013). World Copepoda database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=353217 on 2013-05-21