Metis ignea ignea
creator: Huys, Rony
creator: Walter, T. Chad
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Metis ignea ignea Philippi, 1843
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Metis ignea ignea Philippi, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116880 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2021-04-23T13:53:35Z
replaces: 364967
replaces: 364087
replaces: 116380
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Metis ignea ignea Philippi, 1843
class: Copepoda
family: Metidae
genus: Metis
infraspecific epithet: ignea
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Philippi, A. (1843). Fernere Beobachtungen uber die Copepoden des Mittelmeeres. [Further observations on the copepods of the Mediterranean.]. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte. 9(1):54-71, pls. 3-4.
name published in: Brady, G.S. & D. Robertson. (1873). Contributions to the study of the Entomostraca. No. VIII. On marine Copepoda taken in the west of Ireland. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. series 4, 12(68): 126–142, pls. 8, 9.
name published in year: 1843
name published in year: 1873
order: Harpacticoida
parent name usage ID: 116380
phylum: Arthropoda
scientific name authorship: Philippi, 1843
specific epithet: ignea
taxon rank: Subspecies
taxonomic status: accepted