Traits taxon details
Leptomesochra Sars G.O., 1911
115195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115195)
accepted
Genus
- Species Leptomesochra attenuata (Scott A., 1896)
- Species Leptomesochra boguensis (Lindgren, 1975)
- Species Leptomesochra confluens Sars G.O., 1911
- Species Leptomesochra elongata Bozic, 1955
- Species Leptomesochra eulitoralis Noodt, 1952
- Species Leptomesochra noodti (Galhano, 1968)
- Species Leptomesochra reducta Lang, 1965
- Species Leptomesochra tenuicornis Sars G.O., 1911
- Species Leptomesochra confluens (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Leptomesochra confluens Sars G.O., 1911 (Wrong authority)
- Species Leptomesochra diazi Kunz & Kunz, 1973 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Kunz & Kunz (1973) announced the publication of another paper with the description of the species, but it was never published. Wells (2007) degraded the species to nomen nudum.)
- Species Leptomesochra eremeensis Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 accepted as Leptameira eremeensis (Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008) (Huys (2009) made available Lang's (1936) Leptameira as Leptameira Huys, 2009, and Leptomesochra eremeensis Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 was included in that genus)
- Species Leptomesochra eremensis Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 accepted as Leptomesochra eremeensis Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 accepted as Leptameira eremeensis (Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008) (Incorrect spelling)
- Species Leptomesochra hirsuta Wiborg, 1964 accepted as Leptameira hirsuta (Wiborg, 1964) (Huys (2009) made available Lang's (1936) Leptameira as Leptameira Huys, 2009, and Leptomesochra hirsuta Wiborg, 1964 was included in that genus)
- Species Leptomesochra infima Monard, 1928 accepted as Leptameira infima (Monard, 1928) (Huys (2009) made available Lang's (1936) Leptameira as Leptameira Huys, 2009, and Leptomesochra infima Monard, 1928 was included into that genus)
- Species Leptomesochra kunzi Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 accepted as Leptameira kunzi (Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008) (Huys (2009) made available Lang's (1936) Leptameira as Leptameira Huys, 2009, and Leptomesochra kunzi Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008 was included in that genus)
- Species Leptomesochra nasuta Sewell, 1940 accepted as Leptameira nasuta (Sewell, 1940) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Leptomesochra nichollsi Noodt, 1955 accepted as Leptameira attenuata (Nicholls, 1939)
- Species Leptomesochra theodoridis Soyer, 1966 accepted as Leptameira theodoridis (Soyer, 1966) (Huys (2009) made available Lang's (1936) Leptameira as Leptameira Huys, 2009, and Leptomesochra theodoridis Soyer, 1966 was included in that genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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)
page(s): 338; note: Lang synonomized Leptameria Lang 1936 with Leptomesochra, then split Leptomesochra into Interleptomesochra and Paraleptomesochra [details] Available for editors
Sars, G.O. (1911). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XXXIII & XXXIV. Supplement (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 5:397-420, suppl. pls. 27-42.
page(s): 418 [details]
page(s): 338; note: Lang synonomized Leptameria Lang 1936 with Leptomesochra, then split Leptomesochra into Interleptomesochra and Paraleptomesochra [details] Available for editors

Sars, G.O. (1911). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XXXIII & XXXIV. Supplement (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 5:397-420, suppl. pls. 27-42.
page(s): 418 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Leptomesochra Sars G.O., 1911. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115195 on 2025-05-02
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Leptomesochra Sars G.O., 1911. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115195 on 2025-05-02
Date
action
by
original description
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)
page(s): 338; note: Lang synonomized Leptameria Lang 1936 with Leptomesochra, then split Leptomesochra into Interleptomesochra and Paraleptomesochra [details] Available for editors
original description Sars, G.O. (1911). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XXXIII & XXXIV. Supplement (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 5:397-420, suppl. pls. 27-42.
page(s): 418 [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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 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)
page(s): 418 [details] Available for editors
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy 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): 338; note: Lang synonomized Leptameria Lang 1936 with Leptomesochra, then split Leptomesochra into Interleptomesochra and Paraleptomesochra [details] Available for editors

original description Sars, G.O. (1911). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XXXIII & XXXIV. Supplement (continued). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum, Bergen.</em> 5:397-420, suppl. pls. 27-42.
page(s): 418 [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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 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)
page(s): 418 [details] Available for editors

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy 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




