WoRMS name details
Acutiramus tapui (Hicks & Webber, 1983)
766369 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766369)
unaccepted
Species
Porcellidium tapui Hicks & Webber, 1983 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Porcellidium tapui Hicks & Webber, 1983) Hicks, G.R.F. & W.R. Webber. (1983). Porcellidium tapui, new species (Copepoda: Harpacticoida), associated with hermit crabs from New Zealand, with evidence of great morphological variability and a dimorphic male. Journal of Crustacean Biology 3(3):438-453, figs. 1-24, tabs. 1-3. (5-viii-1983) [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Acutiramus tapui (Hicks & Webber, 1983). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766369 on 2025-11-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porcellidium tapui Hicks & Webber, 1983) Hicks, G.R.F. & W.R. Webber. (1983). Porcellidium tapui, new species (Copepoda: Harpacticoida), associated with hermit crabs from New Zealand, with evidence of great morphological variability and a dimorphic male. Journal of Crustacean Biology 3(3):438-453, figs. 1-24, tabs. 1-3. (5-viii-1983) [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Huys, R. (2016). Harpacticoid copepods—their symbiotic associations and biogenic substrata: a review. <em>. In Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:448-729. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]new combination reference Huys, R. (2016). Harpacticoid copepods—their symbiotic associations and biogenic substrata: a review. <em>. In Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:448-729. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy
Harris, V.A. (2014). Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). I. A reassessment of the european species of Porcellidium. Records Of The Australian Museum. 66(2):63-110. 10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1594 APR 2 2014, available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1594 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
