WoRMS taxon details
Balaenophilus Aurivillius P.O.C., 1879
115234 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115234)
accepted
Genus
Balaenophilus unisetus Aurivillius P.O.C., 1879 (type by original designation)
Harpactichechus Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992 · unaccepted (synonym )
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Aurivillius, P.O.C. (1879). Balaenophilus unisetus nov. gen. et spec. Ett Bidrag till Kännedomen om Harpacticidernas Utvecklingshistoria och systematik. [Balaenophilus unisetus nov. Gene. a spec. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Development History and Systematics of the Harpacticides.]. <em>Akademisk Afhandling som med tillständ af vidberömda filosofska fakultetens i Upsala matematisk-naturvetenskapliga aktion för filosofiska gradens erhållande, Central-Tryckeriet, Stockholm.</em> 1879:1-26, pls. 1-4. (13-xii-1879). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Balaenophilus Aurivillius P.O.C., 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115234 on 2025-05-24
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original description
Aurivillius, P.O.C. (1879). Balaenophilus unisetus nov. gen. et spec. Ett Bidrag till Kännedomen om Harpacticidernas Utvecklingshistoria och systematik. [Balaenophilus unisetus nov. Gene. a spec. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Development History and Systematics of the Harpacticides.]. <em>Akademisk Afhandling som med tillständ af vidberömda filosofska fakultetens i Upsala matematisk-naturvetenskapliga aktion för filosofiska gradens erhållande, Central-Tryckeriet, Stockholm.</em> 1879:1-26, pls. 1-4. (13-xii-1879). [details] 
original description (of Harpactichechus Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992) Ortiz, M., R. Lalana R. & O. Torres-Fundora. (1992). Un nuevo genero y una especie de copepodo Harpacticoida asociada al manati Trichechus manatus en aguas cubanas. [A new genus and species of copepod Harpacticoida associated with the manatee Trichechus manatus in Cuban waters.]. <em>Revista de Investigaciones Marinas.</em> 13(2):117-127, figs, 1-7. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Harpactichechus Ortiz, Lalana & Torres-Fundora, 1992) Ortiz, M., R. Lalana R. & O. Torres-Fundora. (1992). Un nuevo genero y una especie de copepodo Harpacticoida asociada al manati Trichechus manatus en aguas cubanas. [A new genus and species of copepod Harpacticoida associated with the manatee Trichechus manatus in Cuban waters.]. <em>Revista de Investigaciones Marinas.</em> 13(2):117-127, figs, 1-7. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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