WoRMS taxon details
Bradyidius armatus (Vanhöffen, 1897)
146735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146735)
accepted
Species
Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897 · unaccepted (basionym)
Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pseudocalanus armatus Brady, 1878 · unaccepted
Undinopsis armatus (Vanhöffen, 1897) · unaccepted (synonym)
Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897) Vanhöffen, E. (1897). Bradyanus oder Bradyidius. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20(540):322-323. (13-ix-1897) [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Bradyidius armatus (Vanhöffen, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146735 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pseudocalanus armatus Brady, 1878) Brady, G.S. (1878). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. Volume I. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1:1-148, pls. 1-33. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903) Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts III & IV, Aetideidae (concluded), Euchaetidae, Phaennidae. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:27-48, pls. 17-96. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897) Vanhöffen, E. (1897). Bradyanus oder Bradyidius. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20(540):322-323. (13-ix-1897) [details]
basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
original description (of Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903) Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts III & IV, Aetideidae (concluded), Euchaetidae, Phaennidae. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:27-48, pls. 17-96. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897) Vanhöffen, E. (1897). Bradyanus oder Bradyidius. Zoologischer Anzeiger 20(540):322-323. (13-ix-1897) [details]
basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [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 
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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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 39 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 39 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Remark Locality records other than the North Atlantic seem not certain and need confirmation. [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Undinopsis armatus (Vanhöffen, 1897))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Bradyanus armatus Vanhöffen, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Undinopsis armatus (Vanhöffen, 1897))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Undinopsis bradyi Sars G.O., 1903)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Bradyidius bradyi (Sars G.O., 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
