WoRMS taxon details
Hermilius Heller, 1865
347239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347239)
accepted
Genus
Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865 (type by monotypy)
- Species Hermilius alatus Hameed, 1987
- Species Hermilius ariodi Prabha & Pillai, 1986
- Species Hermilius longicaudus Ho & Kim I.H., 2000
- Species Hermilius longicornis Bassett-Smith, 1898
- Species Hermilius pseudari Hameed, 1987
- Species Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865
- Species Hermilius tachysuri Pillai & Natarajan, 1977
- Species Hermilius youngi Kabata, 1964
- Species Hermilius armatus Capart, 1959 accepted as Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865 (synonym according to Ho & Lin (2004))
- Species Hermilius helleri Pillai, 1963 accepted as Hermilius pyriventris Heller, 1865 (synonym according to Ho & Lin (2004))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Hermilius Heller, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347239 on 2026-07-15
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Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details]
Other
additional source
Hameed, M.S. & N.K. Pillai. (1972). Description of the hitherto unknown male of Hermilius (Copepoda: Caligidae). Hydrobiologia 40(2):209-213, figs. 1-17. (29-ix-1972), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00016793 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Ho, J.S. & I.H. Kim. (2000). Copepods of the Genus Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on marine catfish of Kuwait, with a key to the species of Hermilius. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 91(1-2):79-90. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 410 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Ho, J.S. & I.H. Kim. (2000). Copepods of the Genus Hermilius (Caligidae) parasitic on marine catfish of Kuwait, with a key to the species of Hermilius. Pakistan Journal of Marine Sciences 91(1-2):79-90. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 410 [details] Available for editors
[request]
