WoRMS name details
Diphyllogaster Brian, 1899
135567 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135567)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym according to Pillai & Padmanabhan, 1963)
Genus
Diphyllogaster thompsoni Brian, 1899 accepted as Pupulina brevicauda Wilson M.S., 1952 (type by original designation)
- Species Diphyllogaster aliuncus Rangnekar, 1955 accepted as Paralebion aliuncus (Rangnekar, 1955) (unaccepted > superseded rank, transferred to Paralebion by Pillai & Padmanabhan, 1963)
- Species Diphyllogaster thompsoni Brian, 1899 accepted as Pupulina brevicauda Wilson M.S., 1952 (synonym according to Pillai & Padmanabhan, 1963)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brian, A. (1899). Diphyllogaster thompsoni n. gen. e n. sp. di Caligidae della Dicerobatis giornae Gunt. II. Contribuzione [Diphyllogaster thompsoni n. gen. and n. sp. of Caligidae of Dicerobatis giornae Gunt. II. Contribution]. <em>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturali e Geografiche.</em> 10:53-59, pl. 3. Italian (Also in:Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia e Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Genova, 72:1-7, pl. 3). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Diphyllogaster Brian, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135567 on 2026-05-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Brian, A. (1899). Diphyllogaster thompsoni n. gen. e n. sp. di Caligidae della Dicerobatis giornae Gunt. II. Contribuzione [Diphyllogaster thompsoni n. gen. and n. sp. of Caligidae of Dicerobatis giornae Gunt. II. Contribution]. <em>Atti della Società Ligustica di Scienze Naturali e Geografiche.</em> 10:53-59, pl. 3. Italian (Also in:Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia e Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Genova, 72:1-7, pl. 3). [details]
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]
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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Pillai, N.K. & K.G. Padmanabhan. (1964). A redescription of Papulina brevicauda M.S. Wilson (Copepoda: Caligoida) with observations on the genus Diphyllogaster Brian. Journal of the University of Bombay, New Series (B)31(3-5):91-99, figs. 1-3. (26-xi-1964) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
