Traits taxon details
Chondracanthus Delaroche, 1811
128618 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128618)
accepted
Genus
Chondracanthus zei Delaroche, 1811 (type by original designation)
Chondracanthopsis Oakley, 1930 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Chondracanthus angustatus Heller, 1865
- Species Chondracanthus australis Ho, 1991
- Species Chondracanthus barnardi Ho, 1972
- Species Chondracanthus brotulae Capart, 1959
- Species Chondracanthus colligens Barnard, 1955
- Species Chondracanthus cottunculi Rathbun, 1886
- Species Chondracanthus deltoideus Fraser, 1920
- Species Chondracanthus dibranchi Gómez, Aguirre-Villaseñor & Morales-Serna, 2018
- Species Chondracanthus distortus Wilson C.B., 1922
- Species Chondracanthus genypteri Thomson G.M., 1890
- Species Chondracanthus goldsmidi Tang, Andrews & Cobcroft, 2007
- Species Chondracanthus gracilis Fraser, 1920
- Species Chondracanthus heterostichi Ho, 1972
- Species Chondracanthus hoi Braicovich, Lanfranchi, Incorvaia, Inés & Timi, 2013
- Species Chondracanthus horridus Heller, 1865
- Species Chondracanthus irregularis Fraser, 1920
- Species Chondracanthus janebennettae Causey, 1953
- Species Chondracanthus kabatai Aneesh, Helna & Kumar, 2020
- Species Chondracanthus lepidionis Kabata, 1970
- Species Chondracanthus lepophidii Ho, 1974
- Species Chondracanthus lophii Johnston, 1836
- Species Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802)
- Species Chondracanthus multituberculatus (Markevich, 1956)
- Species Chondracanthus narium Kabata, 1969
- Species Chondracanthus neali Leigh-Sharpe, 1930
- Species Chondracanthus nodosus (Müller O.F., 1776)
- Species Chondracanthus ornatus Scott T., 1900
- Species Chondracanthus palpifer Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Chondracanthus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Chondracanthus polymixiae Yamaguti, 1939
- Species Chondracanthus psetti Krøyer, 1863
- Species Chondracanthus pusillus Kabata, 1968
- Species Chondracanthus shiinoi Yamaguti, 1963
- Species Chondracanthus solidus (Gusev, 1951)
- Species Chondracanthus theragrae Yamaguti, 1939
- Species Chondracanthus triventricosus Sekerak, 1970
- Species Chondracanthus tuberculatus von Nordmann, 1832
- Species Chondracanthus wilsoni Ho, 1971
- Species Chondracanthus yabei Ho, J.S., Kim I.H. & Nagasawa, 2005
- Species Chondracanthus yanezi Atria, 1980
- Species Chondracanthus zei Delaroche, 1811
- Species Chondracanthus alatus Heller, 1865 accepted as Protochondracanthus alatus (Heller, 1865) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus bifurcatus Capart, 1959 accepted as Chondracanthus angustatus Heller, 1865 (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus brevicollis Krøyer, 1863 accepted as Ceratochondria brevicollis (Krøyer, 1863)
- Species Chondracanthus briani Yü & Wu, 1932 accepted as Acanthochondria briani (Yü & Wu, 1932) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus chilensis Wilson C.B., 1918 accepted as Acanthochondria phycidis (Rathbun, 1886) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus clavatus Bassett-Smith, 1896 accepted as Acanthochondria clavata (Bassett-Smith, 1896)
- Species Chondracanthus congiopodi Barnard, 1955 accepted as Chondracanthus tuberculatus von Nordmann, 1832 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus cornutus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Acanthochondria cornuta (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus depressus Scott T., 1905 accepted as Acanthochondria cornuta (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus galeritus Rathbun, 1886 accepted as Acanthochondria galerita (Rathbun, 1886) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus gibbosus Shiino, 1955 accepted as Chondracanthus shiinoi Yamaguti, 1963 (according to Yamaguti (1963))
- Species Chondracanthus grandigenitalis Yü & Wu, 1932 accepted as Acanthochondria grandigenitalis (Yü & Wu, 1932) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus longicephalus Yü & Wu, 1932 accepted as Heterochondria longicephala (Yü & Wu, 1932) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus lotellae Thomson G.M., 1890 accepted as Chondracanthus irregularis Fraser, 1920 (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus ninnii Richiardi, 1882 accepted as Pharodes ninnii (Richiardi, 1882) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus parvus Ho, Kim I.H. & Nagasawa, 2005 accepted as Chondracanthus solidus (Gusev, 1951) (according to Tang, Andrews & Cobcroft (2007))
- Species Chondracanthus phycidis Rathbun, 1886 accepted as Acanthochondria phycidis (Rathbun, 1886) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus pingi Yü & Wu, 1932 accepted as Acanthochondria pingi (Yü & Wu, 1932) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus radiatus (Müller O.F., 1776) accepted as Chondracanthodes radiatus (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus rectangularis Fraser, 1920 accepted as Acanthochondria rectangularis (Fraser, 1920) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus rickettsi (Wilson C.B., 1935) accepted as Chondracanthodes deflexus Wilson C.B., 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus similis Yü & Wu, 1932 accepted as Heterochondria similis (Yü & Wu, 1932) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus soleae Krøyer, 1838 accepted as Acanthochondria soleae (Krøyer, 1838) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus stramineus Wilson C.B., 1923 accepted as Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus trilobatus Pillai, 1964 accepted as Protochondracanthus trilobatus (Pillai, 1964) (synonym)
- Species Chondracanthus williamsoni Scott T., 1909 accepted as Chondracanthus nodosus (Müller O.F., 1776) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Delaroche, F. (1811). Sur deux animaux vivant sur les branchies des poissons. [On two animals living on the gills of fish.]. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris.</em> 2(44): 270-272, pl. 2 figs. 2-3. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Chondracanthus Delaroche, 1811. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128618 on 2025-06-04
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Chondracanthus Delaroche, 1811. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128618 on 2025-06-04
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2006-09-07 06:51:43Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Delaroche, F. (1811). Sur deux animaux vivant sur les branchies des poissons. [On two animals living on the gills of fish.]. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris.</em> 2(44): 270-272, pl. 2 figs. 2-3. [details] 
original description (of Chondracanthopsis Oakley, 1930) Oakley, C.L. (1930). The Chondracanthidae (Crustacea: Copepoda); with a description of five new genera and one new species. Parasitology, Cambridge 22:182-201, figs. 1-8. (24-iii-1930) [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ho, J.S. (1970). Revision of the genera of the Chondracanthidae, a copepod family parasitic on marine fishes. Beaufortia 17(229):105-218, figs. 1-296. (28-iv-1970) [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
additional source Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Tang, D., M. Andrews & J.M. Cobcroft. (2007). The first chondracanthid (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) reported from cultured finfish, with a revised key to the species of Chondracanthus. Journal of Parasitology 93(4):788-795. [details] Available for editors
additional source Shimkevich, V. (1892). Sur les premieres phases du developpement du Chondracanthus. [On the early stages of Chondracanthus development.]. <em>Vestnik Estestroznania.</em> 1892:1-7, figs.1-4. [details]
original description (of Chondracanthopsis Oakley, 1930) Oakley, C.L. (1930). The Chondracanthidae (Crustacea: Copepoda); with a description of five new genera and one new species. Parasitology, Cambridge 22:182-201, figs. 1-8. (24-iii-1930) [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ho, J.S. (1970). Revision of the genera of the Chondracanthidae, a copepod family parasitic on marine fishes. Beaufortia 17(229):105-218, figs. 1-296. (28-iv-1970) [details] Available for editors

additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors

additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors

additional source Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Tang, D., M. Andrews & J.M. Cobcroft. (2007). The first chondracanthid (Copepoda: Chondracanthidae) reported from cultured finfish, with a revised key to the species of Chondracanthus. Journal of Parasitology 93(4):788-795. [details] Available for editors

additional source Shimkevich, V. (1892). Sur les premieres phases du developpement du Chondracanthus. [On the early stages of Chondracanthus development.]. <em>Vestnik Estestroznania.</em> 1892:1-7, figs.1-4. [details]




3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthopsis
(from synonym Chondracanthopsis Oakley, 1930)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthus
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthopsis
(from synonym Chondracanthopsis Oakley, 1930)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthus
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus)
To ITIS

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthus

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthopsis

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chondracanthus

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chondracanthus)
To ITIS