BeRMS taxon details
Ameiridae Boeck, 1865
115135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115135)
accepted
Family
- Genus Ameira Boeck, 1865
- Genus Ameiropsis Sars G.O., 1907
- Genus Filexilia Conroy-Dalton & Huys, 1997
- Genus Leptameira Huys, 2009
- Genus Leptomesochra Sars G.O., 1911
- Genus Proameira Lang, 1944
- Genus Psammameira Noodt, 1952
- Genus Psyllocamptus Scott T., 1899
- Genus Sarsameira Wilson C.B., 1924
- Genus Sicameira Klie, 1950
- Genus Interleptomesochra Lang, 1965 accepted as Leptomesochra Sars G.O., 1911 (junior subjective synonym after Huys (2009))
- Genus Mesochrella Kunz, 1951 accepted as Psyllocamptus Scott T., 1899 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Boeck, A. (1865). Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. [Overview of the Copepods hunted on the coast of Norway belonging to the families Calanoidae, Cyclopoidae and Harpacticodidae.]. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865]. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Ameiridae Boeck, 1865. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115135 on 2026-06-03
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Ameiridae Boeck, 1865. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115135 on 2026-06-03
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Boeck, A. (1865). Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. [Overview of the Copepods hunted on the coast of Norway belonging to the families Calanoidae, Cyclopoidae and Harpacticodidae.]. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865]. [details]
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Monard, A. (1935). Etude sur la faune des Harpacticoides marins de Roscoff. <em>Travaux de la Station Biologique de Roscoff.</em> 13: 5-89, figs. 1-235. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Lewis, M.H. (1980). Systematic studies on the New Zealand freshwater Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Ph.D. Thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.</em> 314 pp., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/2292/1599 [details]
additional source 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Monard, A. (1935). Etude sur la faune des Harpacticoides marins de Roscoff. <em>Travaux de la Station Biologique de Roscoff.</em> 13: 5-89, figs. 1-235. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Lewis, M.H. (1980). Systematic studies on the New Zealand freshwater Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Ph.D. Thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.</em> 314 pp., available online at https://hdl.handle.net/2292/1599 [details]
additional source 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボウソコミジンコ科 | [details] |
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ameiridae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ameiridae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
