WoRMS taxon details
Euchirella messinensis messinensis (Claus, 1863)
414565 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:414565)
accepted
Subspecies
Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863) · alternative representation
Undina messinensis Claus, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
Undinella messinensis (Claus, 1863) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Undina messinensis Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Euchirella messinensis messinensis (Claus, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=414565 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Undina messinensis Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
basis of record Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [details] Available for editors
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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 (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euchirella messinensis messinensis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euchirella messinensis) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Undina messinensis Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euchirella messinensis messinensis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euchirella messinensis) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Undina messinensis Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (25 records) (from synonym Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863))
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
