WoRMS taxon details
Filexilia attenuata (Thompson I.C., 1893)
115539 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115539)
accepted
Species
Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893 · unaccepted (transferred to Filexilia)
Ameira tenella Sars G.O., 1907 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893) Thompson, I.C. (1893). Revised report on the Copepoda of Liverpool Bay. <em>In: Herdman, W.A., Report on the Fauna of Liverpool Bay, Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society.</em> 7: 81-136, pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6948119 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Filexilia attenuata (Thompson I.C., 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115539 on 2026-01-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ameira tenella Sars G.O., 1907) Sars, G.O. (1907). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XVII & XVIII. Canthocamptidae (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 5:197-220, pls. 129-144., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/968654 [details]
original description (of Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893) Thompson, I.C. (1893). Revised report on the Copepoda of Liverpool Bay. <em>In: Herdman, W.A., Report on the Fauna of Liverpool Bay, Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society.</em> 7: 81-136, pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6948119 [details]
basis of record 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
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original description (of Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893) Thompson, I.C. (1893). Revised report on the Copepoda of Liverpool Bay. <em>In: Herdman, W.A., Report on the Fauna of Liverpool Bay, Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society.</em> 7: 81-136, pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6948119 [details]
basis of record 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ameira tenella Sars G.O., 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Ameira tenella Sars G.O., 1907)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Ameira attenuata Thompson I.C., 1893)
To PESI (from synonym Ameira tenella Sars G.O., 1907)
To PESI
To ITIS
