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Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903

Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus
Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus

104164  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104164)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Gymnoplea (Superorder)
  9. Calanoida (Order)
  10. Clausocalanidae (Family)
  11. Microcalanus (Genus)
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Genus
Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 (type by original designation)

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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:1-26, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 20; note: Sars 1901 proposed the name of Microcalanus [details] OpenAccess publication

Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XIII & XIV, Parapontellidae, Acartiidae, supplement. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104164 on 2025-05-27
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Boxshall, Geoff
2005-03-30 12:51:50Z
changed
Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-07-28 20:41:46Z
checked
Walter, T. Chad
2011-02-01 18:45:34Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2015-07-13 11:03:02Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad
2024-07-21 12:05:51Z
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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:1-26, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 20; note: Sars 1901 proposed the name of Microcalanus [details] OpenAccess publication

original description Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XIII & XIV, Parapontellidae, Acartiidae, supplement. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details] 

 
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Japanese ミクロカラヌス属  [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Microcalanus Document hosted within WoRMS 
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Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus
title="Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus">
Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus
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Microcalanus pusillus from Sars, G.O. 1903
title="Microcalanus pusillus from Sars, G.O. 1903">
Microcalanus pusillus from Sars, G.O. 1903
Image from typetaxon