WoRMS taxon details
Urocorycaeus furcifer (Claus, 1863)
128821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128821)
accepted
Species
Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863 · alternative representation
Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863 · unaccepted
marine
(of Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 157 [details]
(of Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
(of Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Urocorycaeus furcifer (Claus, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128821 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G.A. & S.H. Halsey. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 166(Part I):1-421. (2 volume set).
page(s): 491 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G.A. & S.H. Halsey. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 166(Part I):1-421. (2 volume set).
page(s): 491 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Vidjak, O. & N. Bojanic. (2009). Species composition and distribution patterns of the family Corycaeidae Dana, 1852 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the middle Adriatic Sea. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 5(5):427-440., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000802603629 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vidjak, O. & N. Bojanic. (2009). Species composition and distribution patterns of the family Corycaeidae Dana, 1852 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the middle Adriatic Sea. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 5(5):427-440., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000802603629 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
To PESI (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
To PESI (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863)
