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Paralaophonte Lang, 1948

Laophonte brevirostris from Sars, G.O. 1908
Laophonte brevirostris from Sars, G.O. 1908

115379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115379)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Podoplea (Superorder)
  9. Harpacticoida (Order)
  10. Laophontidae (Family)
  11. Laophontinae (Subfamily)
  12. Paralaophonte (Genus)
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Paralaophonte Lang, 1944 · alternative representation

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  1. Subgenus Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) Jakobi, 1953
    1. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) catharinensis Jakobi, 1953
    2. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) cesareae (Por, 1964)
    3. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) furcata Fiers, 1993
    4. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) isabelensis Mielke, 1981
    5. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) laingensis Fiers, 1993
    6. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) majacola Fiers, 1993
    7. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) majahualensis Fiers, 1993
    8. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) mediterranea Fiers, 1993
    9. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) minutum Gómez & Boyko, 2006
    10. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) paranaensis Jakobi, 1953
    11. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) psammophila Mielke, 2001
    12. Species Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) subterranea (Lang, 1965)
  2. Subgenus Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948
    1. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) aenigmaticum Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982
    2. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) asellopsiformis Lang, 1965
    3. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) brevirostris (Claus, 1863)
    4. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) congenera (Sars G. O., 1908)
    5. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) dieuzeidei (Monard, 1936)
    6. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) echinata Fiers, 1986
    7. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) galapagoensis Mielke, 1981
    8. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) gracilipes (Brady, 1910)
    9. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) gurneyi (Lang, 1934)
    10. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) harpagone Gheerardyn, Fiers, Vincx & De Troch, 2006
    11. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) hyperborea (Sars G. O., 1909)
    12. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) innae Chislenko, 1977
    13. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) karmensis (Sars G. O., 1911)
    14. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) kolarovi (Apostolov, 2008)
    15. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lacerdai Jakobi, 1953
    16. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lamellipes (Nicholls, 1944)
    17. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) livingstoni Apostolov, 2004
    18. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) longipes (Scott T., 1894)
    19. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lunata (Willey, 1930)
    20. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) macera (Sars G. O., 1908)
    21. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) majae Petkovski, 1964
    22. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) meinerti (Brady, 1899)
    23. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) naroensis Karanovic, 2023
    24. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) obscura Vervoort, 1962
    25. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) octavia (Monard, 1935)
    26. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) ormieresi Raibaut, 1969
    27. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacifica Lang, 1965
    28. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacificaemulator Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013
    29. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacificavicinum Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013
    30. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pallaresae Huys & Lee, 2009
    31. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) panamensis Mielke, 1982
    32. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) perplexa (Scott T., 1899)
    33. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pilosoma Vervoort, 1964
    34. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) problematica Mielke, 1981
    35. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) quaterspinata (Brian, 1917)
    36. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) royi (Jakubisiak, 1933)
    37. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) sculpta Hamond, 1973
    38. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) septemarticulata Chislenko, 1978
    39. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) spitzbergensis Mielke, 1974
    40. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) taurina (Monard, 1928)
    41. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) tenera (Sars G. O., 1920)
    42. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) ullama Gómez & Nazari, 2021
    43. Species Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) zimmeri (Douwe, 1929)
  3. Species Paralaophonte aenigmaticum Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) aenigmaticum Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  4. Species Paralaophonte asellopsiformis Lang, 1965 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) asellopsiformis Lang, 1965 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  5. Species Paralaophonte brevirostris (Claus, 1863) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) brevirostris (Claus, 1863) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  6. Species Paralaophonte congenera (Sars G.O., 1908) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) congenera (Sars G. O., 1908) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  7. Species Paralaophonte dieuzeidei (Monard, 1936) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) dieuzeidei (Monard, 1936) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  8. Species Paralaophonte echinata Fiers, 1986 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) echinata Fiers, 1986 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  9. Species Paralaophonte galapagoensis Mielke, 1981 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) galapagoensis Mielke, 1981 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  10. Species Paralaophonte gracilipes (Brady, 1910) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) gracilipes (Brady, 1910) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  11. Species Paralaophonte gurneyi (Lang, 1934) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) gurneyi (Lang, 1934) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  12. Species Paralaophonte harpagone Gheerardyn, Fiers, Vincx & De Troch, 2006 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) harpagone Gheerardyn, Fiers, Vincx & De Troch, 2006 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  13. Species Paralaophonte hyperborea (Sars G.O., 1909) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) hyperborea (Sars G. O., 1909) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  14. Species Paralaophonte innae Chislenko, 1977 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) innae Chislenko, 1977 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  15. Species Paralaophonte karmensis (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) karmensis (Sars G. O., 1911) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  16. Species Paralaophonte kolarovi (Apostolov, 2008) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) kolarovi (Apostolov, 2008) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  17. Species Paralaophonte lacerdai Jakobi, 1953 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lacerdai Jakobi, 1953 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  18. Species Paralaophonte lamellipes (Nicholls, 1944) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lamellipes (Nicholls, 1944) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  19. Species Paralaophonte livingstoni Apostolov, 2004 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) livingstoni Apostolov, 2004 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  20. Species Paralaophonte longipes (Scott T., 1894) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) longipes (Scott T., 1894)
  21. Species Paralaophonte lunata (Willey, 1930) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) lunata (Willey, 1930) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  22. Species Paralaophonte macera (Sars G.O., 1908) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) macera (Sars G. O., 1908) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  23. Species Paralaophonte majae Petkovski, 1964 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) majae Petkovski, 1964 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  24. Species Paralaophonte meinerti (Brady, 1899) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) meinerti (Brady, 1899) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  25. Species Paralaophonte obscura Vervoort, 1962 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) obscura Vervoort, 1962 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  26. Species Paralaophonte octavia (Monard, 1935) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) octavia (Monard, 1935) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  27. Species Paralaophonte ormieresi Raibaut, 1969 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) ormieresi Raibaut, 1969 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  28. Species Paralaophonte pacifica Lang, 1965 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacifica Lang, 1965 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  29. Species Paralaophonte pacificaemulator Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacificaemulator Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  30. Species Paralaophonte pacificavicinum Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pacificavicinum Gómez & Morales-Serna, 2013 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  31. Species Paralaophonte pallaresae Huys & Lee, 2009 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pallaresae Huys & Lee, 2009 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  32. Species Paralaophonte panamensis Mielke, 1982 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) panamensis Mielke, 1982 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  33. Species Paralaophonte perplexa (Scott T., 1899) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) perplexa (Scott T., 1899) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  34. Species Paralaophonte pilosoma Vervoort, 1964 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) pilosoma Vervoort, 1964 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  35. Species Paralaophonte problematica Mielke, 1981 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) problematica Mielke, 1981 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  36. Species Paralaophonte quaterspinata (Brian, 1917) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) quaterspinata (Brian, 1917) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  37. Species Paralaophonte royi (Jakubisiak, 1932) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) royi (Jakubisiak, 1933) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  38. Species Paralaophonte sculpta Hamond, 1973 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) sculpta Hamond, 1973 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  39. Species Paralaophonte septemarticulata Chislenko, 1978 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) septemarticulata Chislenko, 1978 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  40. Species Paralaophonte spinicauda Vervoort, 1964 accepted as Laophonte spinicauda (Vervoort, 1964)
  41. Species Paralaophonte spitzbergensis Mielke, 1974 accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) spitzbergensis Mielke, 1974 (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  42. Species Paralaophonte subterranea Lang, 1965 accepted as Loureirophonte subterranea (Lang, 1965) accepted as Paralaophonte (Loureirophonte) subterranea (Lang, 1965)
  43. Species Paralaophonte taurina (Monard, 1928) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) taurina (Monard, 1928) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  44. Species Paralaophonte tenera (Sars G.O., 1920) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) tenera (Sars G. O., 1920) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
  45. Species Paralaophonte zimmeri (Douwe, 1929) accepted as Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) zimmeri (Douwe, 1929) (Removed from Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 to Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) Lang, 1948)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lang, K. (1948). Monographie der Harpacticiden. Vol. 1 [Monographs of the Harpacticites. Vol. 1]. <em>Hakan Ohlsson's Boktryckeri, Lund; reprinted Nordiska Bokhandeln, Stockholm.</em> 1:1-896, figs. 1-361. (reprinted 1976). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Paralaophonte Lang, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115379 on 2026-09-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Huys, Rony
2010-10-17 15:51:20Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2024-06-21 12:06:04Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2024-10-12 18:08:13Z
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Gómez-Noguera, Samuel Enrique

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Nomenclature

original description Lang, K. (1948). Monographie der Harpacticiden. Vol. 1 [Monographs of the Harpacticites. Vol. 1]. <em>Hakan Ohlsson's Boktryckeri, Lund; reprinted Nordiska Bokhandeln, Stockholm.</em> 1:1-896, figs. 1-361. (reprinted 1976). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Paralaophonte Lang, 1944) Lang, K. (1944). Monographie der Harpacticiden (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). [Monograph of the Harpacticidae (Preliminary communication).]. <em>Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri Ab, Uppsala.</em> 39 pp. (19-ii-1944). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Lang, K. (1944). Monographie der Harpacticiden (Vorlaufige Mitteilung). [Monograph of the Harpacticidae (Preliminary communication).]. <em>Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri Ab, Uppsala.</em> 39 pp. (19-ii-1944). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Gómez, S. & F. Nazari. (2021). A new species of Paralaophonte Lang 1948 (Harpacticoida: Laophontidae), with notes on the phylogeny of the genus and its relationships with Loureirophonte Jakobi 1953 using Bayesian inference. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5032(2): 195-215., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5032.2.2
note: Updated diagnosis of the genus Paralaophonte Lang, 1948. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Huys, R. & W. Lee. (2009). Proposal of Marbefia, gen. n. and Inermiphonte, gen. n., including updated keys to the species of Pseudonychocamptus Lang, 1944 and Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 23: 1-38., available online at http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/168/25 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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  PDF available [request]

additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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