WoRMS taxon details
Lophothrix Giesbrecht, 1895
104225 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104225)
accepted
Genus
Lophothrix frontalis Giesbrecht, 1895 (type by original designation)
- Species Lophothrix frontalis Giesbrecht, 1895
- Species Lophothrix humilifrons Sars G.O., 1905
- Species Lophothrix latipes (Scott T., 1894)
- Species Lophothrix quadrispinosa Wolfenden, 1911
- Species Lophothrix similis Wolfenden, 1911
- Species Lophothrix simplex Wolfenden, 1911
- Species Lophothrix varicans Wolfenden, 1911
- Species Lophothrix gigas (Scott A., 1909) accepted as Landrumius gigas (Scott A., 1909)
- Species Lophothrix insignis Sars G.O., 1920 accepted as Landrumius insignis (Sars G.O., 1920)
- Species Lophothrix sarsi Wilson C.B., 1950 accepted as Landrumius sarsi (Wilson C.B., 1950)
- Species Lophothrix securifrons (Scott T., 1894) accepted as Scottocalanus securifrons (Scott T., 1894)
- Species Lophothrix thorsoni Björnberg T.K.S., 1975 accepted as Landrumius thorsoni (Bjornberg, 1975) accepted as Landrumius gigas (Scott A., 1909)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Giesbrecht, W. (1895). Die pelagischen Copepoden. [The pelagic copepods.]. <em>In: Report of the dredging operations off the west coast of central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried out by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross', during 1.</em> 25(12):243-263, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lophothrix Giesbrecht, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104225 on 2025-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Giesbrecht, W. (1895). Die pelagischen Copepoden. [The pelagic copepods.]. <em>In: Report of the dredging operations off the west coast of central America to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried out by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross', during 1.</em> 25(12):243-263, pls. 1-4.
page(s): 254 [details]
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]
page(s): 254 [details]
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
Bradford, J.M. (1973). Revision of family and some generic definitions in the Phaennidae and Scolecithricidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(1-2):133-152, figs. 1-4. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Mauchline, J. (1988). Taxonomic value of pore pattern in the integument of calanoid copepods (Crustacea). Journal of Zoology, London 214(4):697-749. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vervoort, W. (1965). Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae. Atlantide Report, Danish Expedition to Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946 8:9-216. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Mauchline, J. (1988). Taxonomic value of pore pattern in the integument of calanoid copepods (Crustacea). Journal of Zoology, London 214(4):697-749. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vervoort, W. (1965). Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae. Atlantide Report, Danish Expedition to Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946 8:9-216. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lophothrix 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lophothrix)
To Genbank
To ITIS
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