BeRMS taxon details
Alteutha Baird, 1846
115427 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115427)
accepted
Genus
Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837) (type by original designation)
Carillus Goodsir, 1845 · unaccepted (although a senior synonym of...)
although a senior synonym of Alteutha, this was treated as a nomen oblitum by Huys, 2010
Sterope Goodsir, 1845 · unaccepted (although a senior synonym of...)
although a senior synonym of Alteutha, this was treated as a nomen oblitum by Huys, 2010
- Species Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837)
- Species Alteutha interrupta (Goodsir, 1845)
- Species Alteutha oblonga (Goodsir, 1845)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, W. (1845). Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club. <em>Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalist's Club.</em> 2(13): 145-158.
page(s): 155 [details]
page(s): 155 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Alteutha Baird, 1846. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115427 on 2026-06-03
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Alteutha Baird, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115427 on 2026-06-03
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original description
Baird, W. (1845). Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club. <em>Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalist's Club.</em> 2(13): 145-158.
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Carillus Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]
original description (of Sterope Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]
basis of record 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 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)
page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details] Available for editors
page(s): 155 [details]
original description (of Carillus Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]
original description (of Sterope Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]
basis of record 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 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)
page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Alteutha 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Carillus (from synonym Carillus Goodsir, 1845)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sterope (from synonym Sterope Goodsir, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alteutha)
To Genbank
To ITIS
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Carillus
(from synonym Carillus Goodsir, 1845)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sterope
(from synonym Sterope Goodsir, 1845)To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alteutha)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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