Traits taxon details
Asterocheres Boeck, 1859
135554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135554)
accepted
Genus
Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859 (type by original designation)
Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Madacheres Humes, 1996 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Asterocheres aesthetes Ho, 1984
- Species Asterocheres alter Eiselt, 1965
- Species Asterocheres antillensis Varela, 2010
- Species Asterocheres astroidicola Conradi, Bandera & López-González, 2006
- Species Asterocheres bacescui Marcus, 1965
- Species Asterocheres bahamensis Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres banderaae Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2023
- Species Asterocheres berniciensis (Brady, 1899)
- Species Asterocheres bimbarrensis Bispo, Johnsson & Neves, 2006
- Species Asterocheres boeckii (Brady, 1880)
- Species Asterocheres brevisurculus Kim I.H., 2005
- Species Asterocheres bulbosus Malt, 1991
- Species Asterocheres canui Giesbrecht, 1897
- Species Asterocheres carausi (Marcus & Por, 1960)
- Species Asterocheres complexus Stock, 1960
- Species Asterocheres corneliae Schirl, 1973
- Species Asterocheres crenulatus Johnsson, 1999
- Species Asterocheres crinoidicola Humes, 2000
- Species Asterocheres cubensis Varela, 2010
- Species Asterocheres culicis Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres cuspis Kim I.H., 2016
- Species Asterocheres dentatus Giesbrecht, 1897
- Species Asterocheres echinicola (Norman, 1869)
- Species Asterocheres ellisi Hamond, 1968
- Species Asterocheres espinosai Varela, Ortiz & Lalana, 2007
- Species Asterocheres eugenioi Bandera & Conradi, 2014
- Species Asterocheres eurychelatus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres exilis Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres faroensis Crescenti, Baviera & Zaccone, 2010
- Species Asterocheres fernandezmilerai Varela, 2010
- Species Asterocheres fici Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres flustrae Ivanenko & Smurov, 1997
- Species Asterocheres galeatus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres garridoi Varela, Ortiz & Lalana, 2007
- Species Asterocheres geminus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres genodon Stock, 1966
- Species Asterocheres halichondriae Stock, 1966
- Species Asterocheres hirsutus Bandera, Conradi & López-González, 2005
- Species Asterocheres hoi Bandera & Conradi, 2013
- Species Asterocheres hongkongensis Malt, 1991
- Species Asterocheres horridus Kim I.H., 2016
- Species Asterocheres indicus Sewell, 1949
- Species Asterocheres indivisus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres intermedius (Hansen, 1923)
- Species Asterocheres jeanyeatmanae Yeatman, 1970
- Species Asterocheres kimi Varela, 2012
- Species Asterocheres lalanai Varela, 2013
- Species Asterocheres latus (Brady, 1872)
- Species Asterocheres lilljeborgi Boeck, 1859
- Species Asterocheres longisetosus Nair & Pillai, 1984
- Species Asterocheres madeirensis Bandera, Conradi & López-González, 2007
- Species Asterocheres major Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
- Species Asterocheres manaarensis Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
- Species Asterocheres maxillatus Stock, 1987
- Species Asterocheres micheli Gurney, 1927
- Species Asterocheres minor Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
- Species Asterocheres minutus (Claus, 1889)
- Species Asterocheres neptunei Johnsson, In: Johnsson, Rocha & Neves, 2002
- Species Asterocheres nidorelliae Reyes-González & Suárez-Morales, 2021
- Species Asterocheres nodulosus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres nudicoxus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres oricurvus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres orientalis Sewell, 1949
- Species Asterocheres ornatus (Brady & Robertson, 1876)
- Species Asterocheres ovalis Sewell, 1949
- Species Asterocheres parvus Giesbrecht, 1899
- Species Asterocheres peniculatus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres pilosus Kim I.H., 2004
- Species Asterocheres planus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres plumosus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres proboscideus Stock, 1966
- Species Asterocheres processus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres quadridens Kim I.H., 2016
- Species Asterocheres rai Kim I.H. & Min, 2013
- Species Asterocheres reginae Boxshall & Huys, 1994
- Species Asterocheres renaudi Canu, 1892
- Species Asterocheres sarsi Bandera & Conradi, 2009
- Species Asterocheres scutellatus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres sensilis Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres serratus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres simplex Schirl, 1973
- Species Asterocheres simulans (Scott T., 1898)
- Species Asterocheres siphunculus Bahia, Canario, Neves & Johnsson, 2012
- Species Asterocheres spiniventer Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres spinosus Kim I.H. & Min, 2013
- Species Asterocheres spongus Johnsson, 2002
- Species Asterocheres stimulans Giesbrecht, 1897
- Species Asterocheres stocki Nair & Pillai, 1984
- Species Asterocheres suberitis Giesbrecht, 1897
- Species Asterocheres tarifensis Conradi & Bandera, 2011
- Species Asterocheres tenerus (Hansen, 1923)
- Species Asterocheres tenuicornis Brady, 1910
- Species Asterocheres tenuipes Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres tetraodontis Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres tetrasetosus Johnsson, 1999
- Species Asterocheres tricuspis Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres tridentatus Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres trisetatus Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres tubiporae Kim I.H., 2004
- Species Asterocheres uncinatus (Krichagin, 1873)
- Species Asterocheres unioviger Kim I.H., 2010
- Species Asterocheres urabensis Kim I.H., 2004
- Species Asterocheres walteri Kim I.H., 2004
- Species Asterocheres zodius Kim I.H. & T.J. Lee, 2024
- Species Asterocheres aplysinus Johnsson, 2002 accepted as Setacheres aplysinus (Johnsson, 2002)
- Species Asterocheres dysideae Humes, 1996 accepted as Neoasterocheres dysideae (Humes, 1996)
- Species Asterocheres enewetakensis Humes, 1997 accepted as Neoasterocheres enewetakensis (Humes, 1997)
- Species Asterocheres fastigatus Kim I.H., 2010 accepted as Kimcheres fastigatus (Kim I.H., 2010)
- Species Asterocheres mucronipes Stock, 1960 accepted as Stockmyzon mucronipes (Stock, 1960)
- Species Asterocheres paraboecki Johnsson, 1998 accepted as Setacheres paraboecki (Johnsson, 1998)
- Species Asterocheres scutatus Stock, 1966 accepted as Neoasterocheres scutatus (Stock, 1966)
- Species Asterocheres serrulatus (Humes, 1996) accepted as Neoasterocheres serrulatus (Humes, 1996)
- Species Asterocheres siphonatus Giesbrecht, 1897 accepted as Asterocheres thorelli (Sars G.O., 1879) accepted as Dermatomyzon nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1880) represented as Dermatomyzon nigripes nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1876) (synonym)
- Species Asterocheres thorelli (Sars G.O., 1879) accepted as Dermatomyzon nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1880) represented as Dermatomyzon nigripes nigripes (Brady & Robertson, 1876) (synonym according to Sars, 1915)
- Species Asterocheres ventricosus (Brian, 1928) accepted as Setacheres ventricosus (Brian, 1928)
- Species Asterocheres violaceus (Claus, 1889) accepted as Asterocheres echinicola (Norman, 1869) (synonym according to Bandera & Conradi, 2009)
- Species Asterocheres boecki (Brady, 1880) represented as Asterocheres boeckii (Brady, 1880)
- Species Asterocheres ventricosum (Brian, 1928) represented as Asterocheres ventricosus (Brian, 1928) accepted as Setacheres ventricosus (Brian, 1928)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Boeck, A. (1860). Tvende nye parasitiske Krebsdyr, Artotrogus orbicularis og Asterocheres Lilljeborgii. [Two new parasitic crustaceans, Artotrogus orbicularis and Asterocheres Lilljeborgii. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiana, Aar 1859 (published 1860); also reprint of same article, published 1860.</em> 2:171-182, pls. 1-2. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Asterocheres Boeck, 1859. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135554 on 2025-06-15
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Asterocheres Boeck, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135554 on 2025-06-15
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2006-09-06 06:55:51Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Boeck, A. (1860). Tvende nye parasitiske Krebsdyr, Artotrogus orbicularis og Asterocheres Lilljeborgii. [Two new parasitic crustaceans, Artotrogus orbicularis and Asterocheres Lilljeborgii. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiana, Aar 1859 (published 1860); also reprint of same article, published 1860.</em> 2:171-182, pls. 1-2. [details] 
original description (of Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859) Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638 [details]
original description (of Madacheres Humes, 1996) Humes, A.G. (1996). Copepoda associated with the scleractinian coral Galaxea in the Indo-Pacific. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 37(1-2):1-49. [details] Available for editors
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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1990). The skeletomusculature of siphonostomatoid copepods, with an analysis of adaptive radiation in structure of the oral cone. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 328(1246):167-212. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1966). Studies on Indian copepods. 13. Brief notes on the asterocherid copepods obtained from the south east coast of India with description of Indomyzon qasimi n. gen., n. sp. and a discussion of the family Asterocheridae. Crustaceana, Leiden 11(1):17-32, figs. 1-29. (4-viii-1966) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859) Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638 [details]
original description (of Madacheres Humes, 1996) Humes, A.G. (1996). Copepoda associated with the scleractinian coral Galaxea in the Indo-Pacific. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 37(1-2):1-49. [details] Available for editors

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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Boxshall, G.A. (1990). The skeletomusculature of siphonostomatoid copepods, with an analysis of adaptive radiation in structure of the oral cone. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 328(1246):167-212. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1966). Studies on Indian copepods. 13. Brief notes on the asterocherid copepods obtained from the south east coast of India with description of Indomyzon qasimi n. gen., n. sp. and a discussion of the family Asterocheridae. Crustaceana, Leiden 11(1):17-32, figs. 1-29. (4-viii-1966) [details] Available for editors





3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Ascomyzon
(from synonym Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Asterocheres
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Madacheres
(from synonym Madacheres Humes, 1996)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Ascomyzon
(from synonym Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Asterocheres
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Madacheres
(from synonym Madacheres Humes, 1996)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterocheres)
To Genbank
To ITIS

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Asterocheres

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Madacheres

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Ascomyzon

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Asterocheres

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Madacheres

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterocheres)
To Genbank
To ITIS