WoRMS taxon details
Oithona Baird, 1843
106485 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106485)
accepted
Genus
Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843 (type by original designation)
Oithonella Sars G.O., 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Oithonina Sars G.O., 1913 · unaccepted (synonym)
Oithonopsis Brady, 1915 · unaccepted (synonym)
Paroithona Farran, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scribella Dana, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Oithona aculeata Farran, 1913
Species Oithona alvarezi Lindberg, 1955
Species Oithona amazonica Burckhardt, 1913
Species Oithona aruensis Früchtl, 1923
Species Oithona atlantica Farran, 1908
Species Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913
Species Oithona australis Nishida, 1986
Species Oithona bjornbergae Ferrari F.D. & Bowman, 1980
Species Oithona bowmani Rocha C.E.F., 1986
Species Oithona colcarva Bowman, 1975
Species Oithona cruralis Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona davisae Ferrari F.D. & Orsi, 1984
Species Oithona decipiens Farran, 1913
Species Oithona dissimilis Lindberg, 1940
Species Oithona erythrops Brady, 1915
Species Oithona fallax Farran, 1913
Species Oithona farrani (Brady, 1915)
Species Oithona flemingeri (Ferrari & Bowman, 1980)
Species Oithona fonsecae Ferrari & Bowman, 1980
Species Oithona fragilis Nishida, 1979
Species Oithona frigida Giesbrecht, 1902
Species Oithona gessneri Kiefer, 1954
Species Oithona hamata Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona linearis Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona longispina Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona minuta Scott T., 1894
Species Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893
Species Oithona nishidai McKinnon, 2000
Species Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945
Species Oithona pacifica (Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona parvula (Farran, 1908)
Species Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Species Oithona pseudofrigida Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona pseudovivida Shuvalov, 1980
Species Oithona pulla (Farran, 1913)
Species Oithona robertsoni McKinnon, 2000
Species Oithona robusta Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona rostralis Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona splendens Baird, 1843
Species Oithona tenuis Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona vivida Farran, 1913
Species Oithona wellershausi Ferrari F.D., 1982
Species Oithona alia (Kiefer, 1935) accepted as Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896) (synonym according to Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona canhanhae Oliveira, 1945 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona challengeri Brady, 1883 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona helgolandica (Claus, 1863) accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona horai Sewell, 1934 accepted as Dioithona horai (Sewell, 1934)
Species Oithona neotropica Herbst, 1967 accepted as Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona oculata Farran, 1913 accepted as Dioithona oculata (Farran, 1913) (synonym )
Species Oithona oligohalina Fonseca & Björnberg T.K.S., 1976 accepted as Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona oraemaris Oliveira, 1946 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona ovalis Herbst, 1955 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona ovata Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913 (synonymised by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona pelagica Farran, 1908 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona plumosa Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893 (synonymised by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona pygmaea Boeck, 1865 accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866 (listed as probable synonym by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896)
Species Oithona sapucaiae Oliveira, 1945 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona scriba (Dana, 1849) accepted as Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843 (listed as synonym by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona sinensis Burckhardt, 1912 accepted as Limnoithona sinensis (Burckhardt, 1913)
Species Oithona spinifrons Boeck, 1865 accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona spinirostris Claus, 1863 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona spinulosa Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 represented as Oithona brevicornis brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 (synonym according to Nishida & Ferrari, 1983)
Species Oithona tropica Wolfenden, 1906 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 represented as Oithona brevicornis brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849)
Species Oithona simplex Farran, 1913 represented as Oithona simplex simplex Farran, 1913
Species Oithona abbreviata (Dana, 1849) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona minuta Krichagin, 1877 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Oithona alvarezi Lindberg, 1955
Species Oithona amazonica Burckhardt, 1913
Species Oithona aruensis Früchtl, 1923
Species Oithona atlantica Farran, 1908
Species Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913
Species Oithona australis Nishida, 1986
Species Oithona bjornbergae Ferrari F.D. & Bowman, 1980
Species Oithona bowmani Rocha C.E.F., 1986
Species Oithona colcarva Bowman, 1975
Species Oithona cruralis Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona davisae Ferrari F.D. & Orsi, 1984
Species Oithona decipiens Farran, 1913
Species Oithona dissimilis Lindberg, 1940
Species Oithona erythrops Brady, 1915
Species Oithona fallax Farran, 1913
Species Oithona farrani (Brady, 1915)
Species Oithona flemingeri (Ferrari & Bowman, 1980)
Species Oithona fonsecae Ferrari & Bowman, 1980
Species Oithona fragilis Nishida, 1979
Species Oithona frigida Giesbrecht, 1902
Species Oithona gessneri Kiefer, 1954
Species Oithona hamata Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona linearis Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona longispina Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona minuta Scott T., 1894
Species Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893
Species Oithona nishidai McKinnon, 2000
Species Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945
Species Oithona pacifica (Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona parvula (Farran, 1908)
Species Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Species Oithona pseudofrigida Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona pseudovivida Shuvalov, 1980
Species Oithona pulla (Farran, 1913)
Species Oithona robertsoni McKinnon, 2000
Species Oithona robusta Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona rostralis Nishida, Tanaka & Omori, 1977
Species Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona splendens Baird, 1843
Species Oithona tenuis Rosendorn, 1917
Species Oithona vivida Farran, 1913
Species Oithona wellershausi Ferrari F.D., 1982
Species Oithona alia (Kiefer, 1935) accepted as Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896) (synonym according to Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona canhanhae Oliveira, 1945 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona challengeri Brady, 1883 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona helgolandica (Claus, 1863) accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona horai Sewell, 1934 accepted as Dioithona horai (Sewell, 1934)
Species Oithona neotropica Herbst, 1967 accepted as Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona oculata Farran, 1913 accepted as Dioithona oculata (Farran, 1913) (synonym )
Species Oithona oligohalina Fonseca & Björnberg T.K.S., 1976 accepted as Oithona oswaldocruzi Oliveira, 1945 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona oraemaris Oliveira, 1946 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona ovalis Herbst, 1955 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona ovata Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona attenuata Farran, 1913 (synonymised by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona pelagica Farran, 1908 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona plumosa Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893 (synonymised by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona pygmaea Boeck, 1865 accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866 (listed as probable synonym by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona rigida Giesbrecht, 1896 accepted as Dioithona rigida (Giesbrecht, 1896)
Species Oithona sapucaiae Oliveira, 1945 accepted as Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (placed in synonymy by da Rocha, 1986)
Species Oithona scriba (Dana, 1849) accepted as Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843 (listed as synonym by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona sinensis Burckhardt, 1912 accepted as Limnoithona sinensis (Burckhardt, 1913)
Species Oithona spinifrons Boeck, 1865 accepted as Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Species Oithona spinirostris Claus, 1863 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona spinulosa Lindberg, 1950 accepted as Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 represented as Oithona brevicornis brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 (synonym according to Nishida & Ferrari, 1983)
Species Oithona tropica Wolfenden, 1906 accepted as Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849) (listed as synonym by Nishida, 1985)
Species Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 represented as Oithona brevicornis brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891
Species Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) represented as Oithona setigera setigera (Dana, 1849)
Species Oithona simplex Farran, 1913 represented as Oithona simplex simplex Farran, 1913
Species Oithona abbreviata (Dana, 1849) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as "Unbestimmbare Species" by Giesbrecht, 1892)
Species Oithona minuta Krichagin, 1877 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, W. (1843). Notes on British Entomostraca. The Zoologist (Newman) 1:193-197. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2023). World of Copepods Database. Oithona Baird, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106485 on 2023-06-03
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original description
Baird, W. (1843). Notes on British Entomostraca. The Zoologist (Newman) 1:193-197. [details]
original description (of Paroithona Farran, 1908) Farran, G.P. (1908). Second report on the Copepoda of the Irish Atlantic slope. Fisheries, Scientific Investigations, Ireland 1906(2): 1-104, pls. 1-11. [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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nishida, S. (1985). Taxonomy and distribution of the family Oithonidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bulletin of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo 20:1-167, figs. 1-101, tabs. 1-8, Appendix with Tabs. 1-2. (Vii-1985). [details] Available for editors
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additional source Shuvalov, V.S. (1980). Veslonogie rachki-tsiklopoidy semeistva Oithonidae mirovogo okeana. (Copepoda crustaceans - Cyclopoida of the family Oithonidae of the world oceans). Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Nauka, Leningrad 125:1-197, figs. 1-64. (24-v-1980, Russian.) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Paroithona Farran, 1908) Farran, G.P. (1908). Second report on the Copepoda of the Irish Atlantic slope. Fisheries, Scientific Investigations, Ireland 1906(2): 1-104, pls. 1-11. [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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nishida, S. (1985). Taxonomy and distribution of the family Oithonidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bulletin of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo 20:1-167, figs. 1-101, tabs. 1-8, Appendix with Tabs. 1-2. (Vii-1985). [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Shuvalov, V.S. (1980). Veslonogie rachki-tsiklopoidy semeistva Oithonidae mirovogo okeana. (Copepoda crustaceans - Cyclopoida of the family Oithonidae of the world oceans). Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR, Nauka, Leningrad 125:1-197, figs. 1-64. (24-v-1980, Russian.) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パロイトナ属 [from synonym]オイトナ属 | [details] |
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithona 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonella (from synonym Oithonella Sars G.O., 1886)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonina (from synonym Oithonina Sars G.O., 1913)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonopsis (from synonym Oithonopsis Brady, 1915)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Paroithona (from synonym Paroithona Farran, 1908)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Scribella (from synonym Scribella Dana, 1849)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paroithona Farran, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To ITIS
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonella
(from synonym Oithonella Sars G.O., 1886)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonina
(from synonym Oithonina Sars G.O., 1913)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Oithonopsis
(from synonym Oithonopsis Brady, 1915)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Paroithona
(from synonym Paroithona Farran, 1908)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Scribella
(from synonym Scribella Dana, 1849)To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paroithona Farran, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To ITIS
