WoRMS name details
Leptocalanus Bernard, 1958
149754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149754)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Leptocalanus filicornis Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888 (type by original designation)
- Species Leptocalanus equalicauda Bernard, 1958 accepted as Calocalanus equalicauda (Bernard, 1958) (synonym)
- Species Leptocalanus filicornis Giesbrecht, 1888 accepted as Mecynocera clausi Thompson I.C., 1888 (synonym)
- Species Leptocalanus gracilis (Tanaka, 1956) accepted as Mecynocera gracilis (Tanaka, 1956) (synonym)
- Species Leptocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863) accepted as Mecynocera plumulosa (Claus, 1863) accepted as Calocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bernard, M. (1958). Révision des Calocalanus (Copépodes Calanoida) avec description d'un genre nouveau et deux espèces nouvelles. [Revision of Calocalanus (Calanoida Copepods) with description of a new genus and two new species.]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 83:1-15, figs. 1-16. [details] Available for editors 
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Taxonomy Thompson 1888:150 & Esterly, 1905:137, thought that this may be Mecynocera
Taxonomy Thompson 1888:150 & Esterly, 1905:137, thought that this may be Mecynocera [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Leptocalanus Bernard, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149754 on 2026-01-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Bernard, M. (1958). Révision des Calocalanus (Copépodes Calanoida) avec description d'un genre nouveau et deux espèces nouvelles. [Revision of Calocalanus (Calanoida Copepods) with description of a new genus and two new species.]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 83:1-15, figs. 1-16. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
[request]basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Bradford-Grieve, J.M. (1994). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid Copepoda, Megacalaniidae, Calanidae, Paracalanidae, Mecynoceridae, Eucalanidae, Spinocalanidae, Clausocalanidae. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir, NIWA, Wellington 102:160 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Taxonomy Thompson 1888:150 & Esterly, 1905:137, thought that this may be Mecynocera [details]
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon
