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WoRMS taxon details

Xarifia comata Humes, 1962

AphiaID

356420 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356420)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Xarifia Humes, 1960

Original name

Xarifia comata Humes, 1962

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Humes, A.G. (1962). Eight new species of Xarifia (Copepoda, Cyclopoida), parasites of corals in Madagascar. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 128(2):37-63, pls. 1-13. (15-xi-1962) [details] Available for editors

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Descriptive notes

Distribution Madagascar; Moluccas; Great Barrier Reef; Taiwan

Distribution Madagascar; Moluccas; Great Barrier Reef; Taiwan [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Xarifia comata Humes, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356420 on 2026-11-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Humes, A.G. (1962). Eight new species of Xarifia (Copepoda, Cyclopoida), parasites of corals in Madagascar. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 128(2):37-63, pls. 1-13. (15-xi-1962) [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Ho, J.S., Y.R. Cheng & C.F. Dai. (2008). Six species of Xarifia (Copepod, Xarifiidae) new to Taiwan parasitic on the scleractinian corals. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan 35(2):147-166. [details] Available for editors

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