WoRMS taxon details
Stephos Scott T., 1892
104239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104239)
accepted
Genus
Stephos minor Scott T., 1892 (type by monotypy)
Moebianus Giesbrecht, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Stephos angulatus Bradford-Grieve, 1999
- Species Stephos antarcticum Wolfenden, 1908
- Species Stephos arcticus Sars G.O., 1909
- Species Stephos boettgerschnackae Krsinic, 2012
- Species Stephos canariensis Boxshall, Stock & Sanchez, 1990
- Species Stephos concavus Moon, Soh & Cho, 2020
- Species Stephos cryptospinosus Zagami, Campolmi & Costanzo, 2000
- Species Stephos deichmannae Fleminger, 1957
- Species Stephos exumensis Fosshagen, 1970
- Species Stephos fernandoi Suárez-Morales, Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Cervantes-Martínez & Illife, 2017
- Species Stephos fortipes Moon, Soh & Cho, 2020
- Species Stephos fultoni Scott T. & Scott A., 1898
- Species Stephos geojinensis Moon, Youn & Venmathi Maran, 2015
- Species Stephos grieveae Krsinic, 2015
- Species Stephos gyrans (Giesbrecht, 1893)
- Species Stephos hastatus Bradford-Grieve, 1999
- Species Stephos jejuensis Moon, Soh & Cho, 2020
- Species Stephos kurilensis Kos, 1973
- Species Stephos lamellatus Sars G.O., 1902
- Species Stephos longipes Giesbrecht, 1902
- Species Stephos lucayensis Fosshagen, 1970
- Species Stephos maculosus Andronov, 1974
- Species Stephos margalefi Riera, Vives & Gili, 1991
- Species Stephos marsalensis Costanzo, Campolmi & Zagami, 2000
- Species Stephos minor Scott T., 1892
- Species Stephos morii Greenwood, 1978
- Species Stephos pacificus Ohtsuka & Hiromi, 1987
- Species Stephos pentacanthos Chen & Zhang, 1965
- Species Stephos projectus Moon, Youn & Venmathi Maran, 2015
- Species Stephos robustus Ohtsuka & Hiromi, 1987
- Species Stephos rustadi Strömgren, 1969
- Species Stephos scotti Sars G.O., 1902
- Species Stephos tropicus Mori, 1942
- Species Stephos tsuyazakiensis Tanaka, 1967
- Species Stephos vivesi Jaume, Boxshall & Gràcia, 2008
- Species Stephos simillimus Brady, 1918 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Stephos antarcticus Wolfenden, 1908 accepted as Stephos antarcticum Wolfenden, 1908 (misspelling)
- Species Stephos balearensis Carola & Razouls, 1996 accepted as Stephos margalefi Riera, Vives & Gili, 1991 (synonym)
- Species Stephos neptuni (Cleve, 1905) accepted as Tharybis neptuni (Cleve, 1905) (generic reassignment)
- Species Stephos perplexus Wilson C.B., 1950 accepted as Undinula vulgaris (Dana, 1849-1852) (synonym according to Fleminger, 1965)
- Species Stephos sinuatus Willey, 1923 accepted as Stephos arcticus Sars G.O., 1909 (synonym, see Fosshagen, 1970)
- Species Stephos tropicus Greenwood, 1977 accepted as Stephos morii Greenwood, 1978 (replacement name since tropicus was preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Stephos Scott T., 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104239 on 2026-02-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191 [details]
original description (of Moebianus Giesbrecht, 1893) Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893). [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]
original description (of Moebianus Giesbrecht, 1893) Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893). [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
Zagami, G. (2006). Crustacea Maxillopoda Copepodi Iperbentonici marini, Salmastri e di grotte sottomarine: Calanoida - Misophrioida. Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana. [Crustacea Maxillopoda Hyperbenthic marine, brackish, and cave-dwelling copepods: Calanoida - Misophrioida. Revision of the Checklist of Italian Marine Fauna. <em>SIBM (Società Italiana di Biologia Marina).</em> no longer available online., available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
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| Japanese | ステフォス属 | [details] |
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Mobianus 
(from synonym Moebianus Giesbrecht, 1893)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Stephos
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stephos)
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To ITIS
(from synonym Moebianus Giesbrecht, 1893)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Stephos
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stephos)
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To ITIS
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