WoRMS taxon details
Metapolycope compressa (Brady & Robertson, 1869)
127868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127868)
accepted
Species
Polycope compressa Brady & Robertson, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polycopsis compressa (Brady & Robertson, 1869) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polycope compressa Brady & Robertson, 1869) Brady, G. S. & D. Robertson. (1869). XLV.—Notes of a week's dredging in the West of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 3(17): 353-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18662754 [details] 
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2026). World Ostracoda Database. Metapolycope compressa (Brady & Robertson, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127868 on 2026-06-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Polycope compressa Brady & Robertson, 1869) Brady, G. S. & D. Robertson. (1869). XLV.—Notes of a week's dredging in the West of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 3(17): 353-374., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18662754 [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <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. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <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. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
