WoRMS name details
Argulus charon Müller O.F., 1785
357181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:357181)
unaccepted (synonym according to Baird, 1850)
Species
Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Argulus charon Müller O.F., 1785. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=357181 on 2026-01-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, O.F. (1785). Entomostraca seu Insecta Testacea, quae in aquis Daniae et Norvegiae reperit, descripsit et iconibus illustravit Otho Fridericus Müller. [The Entomostraca or Insecta Testacea, which he finds in the waters of Denmark and Norway, were described and illustrated by icons by Otho Friedrich Müller.]. <em>F.W. Thiele, Lipsiae & Havniae.</em> 134 pp., index, pls. 1-21. [details] 
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Wilson, C.B. (1902). North American parasitic copepods of the family Argulidae, with a bibliography of the group and a systematic review of all known species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25(1302):635-742, pls. 8-27. [details] 