WoRMS name details
Elytrophora Gerstaecker, 1853
347108 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347108)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Elytrophora brachyptera Gerstaecker, 1853 accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (type by original designation)
- Species Elytrophora atlantica Wilson C.B., 1932 accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (synonym)
- Species Elytrophora brachyptera Gerstaecker, 1853 accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (synonym)
- Species Elytrophora coryphaenae Pearse, 1952 accepted as Euryphorus nordmannii Milne Edwards, 1840 (synonym)
- Species Elytrophora hemiptera Wilson C.B., 1921 accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (synonym)
- Species Elytrophora indica Shiino, 1958 accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (synonym)
- Species Elytrophora thynni (Krøyer, 1863) accepted as Euryphorus brachypterus (Gerstaecker, 1853) (synonymy)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gerstaecker, A. (1853). Über eine neue und eine weniger gekannte Siphonostomen-Gattung. [On a new and a lesser known genus of siphonostomes.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 19(1):58-70, pls. 3-4. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Elytrophora Gerstaecker, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347108 on 2026-05-03
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Nomenclature
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Gerstaecker, A. (1853). Über eine neue und eine weniger gekannte Siphonostomen-Gattung. [On a new and a lesser known genus of siphonostomes.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 19(1):58-70, pls. 3-4. [details]
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