WoRMS name details
Paeon versicolor Wilson C.B., 1919
136009 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136009)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Paeon Wilson C.B., 1919 accepted as Tripaphylus Richiardi, 1878
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1919). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55(2286):549-604, pls. 50-59. (18-vi-1919)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.55-2286.549 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Paeon versicolor Wilson C.B., 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136009 on 2026-08-17
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Wilson, C.B. (1919). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55(2286):549-604, pls. 50-59. (18-vi-1919)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.55-2286.549 [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]
new combination reference Benz, G.W. & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Redescription of Tripaphylus musteli (van Beneden, 1851) (Copepoda: Sphyriidae) and the relegation of Paeon Wilson, 1919 to synonymy with Tripaphylus richiardi in Anonymous, 1878. Systematic Parasitology, 94(6):689-698., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-017-9734-4 [details] Available for editors
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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]
new combination reference Benz, G.W. & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Redescription of Tripaphylus musteli (van Beneden, 1851) (Copepoda: Sphyriidae) and the relegation of Paeon Wilson, 1919 to synonymy with Tripaphylus richiardi in Anonymous, 1878. Systematic Parasitology, 94(6):689-698., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-017-9734-4 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Essafi, K. & A. Raibaut. (1977). Copépodes parasites des poissons de Tunisie (deuxième série). [Copepod parasites of Tunisian fish (second series).]. <em>Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Tunisie.</em> 12:23-38. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Najarian, H.H. (1949). Parasitic copepods of the family Sphyridae with special reference to the internal anatomy of the redfish parasite, Sphyrion Lumpi (Krøyer) 1837 Bassett-Smith, 1899. <em>M.A. Thesis, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.</em> viii + 76 pp., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/2144/17374 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Najarian, H.H. (1949). Parasitic copepods of the family Sphyridae with special reference to the internal anatomy of the redfish parasite, Sphyrion Lumpi (Krøyer) 1837 Bassett-Smith, 1899. <em>M.A. Thesis, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.</em> viii + 76 pp., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/2144/17374 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
