WoRMS taxon details
Lophothrix similis Wolfenden, 1911
346622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:346622)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wolfenden, R.N. (1911). Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> 12(Zoologie 4)(4):181-380, pls. 22-41, figs. 1-82. (iv-1911). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Lophothrix similis Wolfenden, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=346622 on 2026-09-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Wolfenden, R.N. (1911). Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> 12(Zoologie 4)(4):181-380, pls. 22-41, figs. 1-82. (iv-1911). [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 (Bermuda)
Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
[request]context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
