African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Pontellopsis Brady, 1883

Pontellopsis villosa

AphiaID

104211 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104211)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pontellidae Dana, 1852-1853

Original name

Pontellopsis Brady, 1883

Direct children (4)

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Species Pontellopsis herdmani Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
Species Pontellopsis regalis (Dana, 1849-1852)
Species Pontellopsis scotti Sewell, 1932
Species Pontellopsis tenuicauda (Giesbrecht, 1889)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Brady, G.S. (1883). Report on the Copepoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76, Zoology. 8 (part 23): 1-142, pl. 1-55., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39439478#page/1/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pontellopsis Brady, 1883. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104211 on 2026-06-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Pontellopsis Brady, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104211 on 2026-06-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-07-31 00:31:30Z

checked

Walter, T. Chad

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2022-06-20 12:00:57Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Brady, G.S. (1883). Report on the Copepoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76, Zoology. 8 (part 23): 1-142, pl. 1-55., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39439478#page/1/mode/1up [details]

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1988.tb03768.x [details] Available for editors