MSBIAS taxon details
Corycaeus Dana, 1849
128634 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128634)
accepted
Genus
Corycaeus (Corycaeus) Dana, 1846 · alternative representation
- Species Corycaeus clausi Dahl F., 1894
- Species Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849-1852
- Species Corycaeus speciosus Dana, 1849-1852
- Subgenus Corycaeus (Agetus) Krøyer, 1849 accepted as Agetus Krøyer, 1849
- Species Corycaeus (Agetus) typicus Krøyer, 1849 accepted as Agetus typicus Krøyer, 1849
- Subgenus Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) Dahl M., 1912 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus Dahl M., 1912
- Species Corycaeus anglicus Lubbock, 1857 accepted as Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) anglicus Lubbock, 1857 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus anglicus (Lubbock, 1857) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus brehmi Steuer, 1910 accepted as Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) brehmi Steuer, 1910 accepted as Ditrichocorycaeus brehmi (Steuer, 1910)
- Species Corycaeus flaccus Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Agetus flaccus (Giesbrecht, 1891) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus furcifer Claus, 1863 accepted as Urocorycaeus furcifer (Claus, 1863)
- Species Corycaeus giesbrechti Dahl F., 1894 accepted as Corycaeus (Onchocorycaeus) giesbrechti Dahl F., 1894 represented as Onychocorycaeus giesbrechti (Dahl F., 1894) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus lautus Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Urocorycaeus lautus (Dana, 1849-1852) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus limbatus Brady, 1883 accepted as Agetus limbatus (Brady, 1883) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus ovalis Claus, 1863 accepted as Onychocorycaeus ovalis (Claus, 1863) (generic reassignment)
- Species Corycaeus venustus Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849-1852 (listed as synonym by Vives & Shmeleva, 2010)
- Subgenus Corycaeus (Corycaeus) Dana, 1846 represented as Corycaeus Dana, 1849
- Species Corycaeus (Corycaeus) clausi Dahl M., 1912 represented as Corycaeus clausi Dahl F., 1894
- Species Corycaeus (Corycaeus) crassiusculus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Corycaeus crassiusculus Dana, 1849-1852
- Species Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Corycaeus speciosus Dana, 1849-1852
- Subgenus Corycaeus (Onchocorycaeus) Dahl M., 1912 represented as Onychocorycaeus Dahl M., 1912
- Species Corycaeus (Onchocorycaeus) giesbrechti Dahl F., 1894 represented as Onychocorycaeus giesbrechti (Dahl F., 1894)
- Species Corycaeus (Onchocorycaeus) latus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Onychocorycaeus latus (Dana, 1849-1852)
- Subgenus Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) Dahl M., 1912 represented as Urocorycaeus Dahl, 1912
- Species Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863 represented as Urocorycaeus furcifer (Claus, 1863)
- Species Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) lautus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Urocorycaeus lautus (Dana, 1849-1852)
- Species Corycaeus latus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Corycaeus (Onchocorycaeus) latus Dana, 1849-1852 represented as Onychocorycaeus latus (Dana, 1849-1852)
- Species Corycaeus typicus (Krøyer, 1849) represented as Agetus typicus Krøyer, 1849
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Corycaeus Dana, 1849. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128634 on 2025-05-04
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Corycaeus Dana, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128634 on 2025-05-04
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(of Corycaeus (Corycaeus) Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] 
basis of record Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series.</em> 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 1203; note: see also: Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721...
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additional source Farran, G.P. (1911). Plankton from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. I. On Copepoda of the family Corycaeidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911:282-296, pls. 10-14. [details]
additional source Gibson, V.R. & G.D. Grice. (1978). The developmental stages of a species of Corycaeus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 56(1):66-74, figs. 1-94. (i-1978). [details] Available for editors
additional source Revis, N. & E.N. Okemwa. (1988). Additional records of species of copepods and their distribution in the coastal and inshore waters of Kenya. <em>Kenya Journal of Sciences, Series B.</em> 9(1-2):123-127. [details]
additional source Wolfenden, R.N. (1906). Notes on the collection of Copepoda. In: Stanley Gardiner, J. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press, Cambridge 2, suppl. 1: 989-1040, pls. 96-100. [details]
additional source Zavodnik, D. (1961). Les résultats des recherches actuelles sur les Copépodes des genres Corycaeus et Corycella dans l'Adriatique. [Results of current research on copepods of the genera Corycaeus and Corycella in the Adriatic.]. <em>Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco.</em> 16(2): 203-205. [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Boxshall, G.A. & S.H. Halsey. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 166(Part II):422-966. (2 volume set).
page(s): 491 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series.</em> 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910
page(s): 1203; note: see also: Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721...
see also: Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61).
additional source Farran, G.P. (1911). Plankton from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. I. On Copepoda of the family Corycaeidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911:282-296, pls. 10-14. [details]
additional source Gibson, V.R. & G.D. Grice. (1978). The developmental stages of a species of Corycaeus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 56(1):66-74, figs. 1-94. (i-1978). [details] Available for editors
additional source Revis, N. & E.N. Okemwa. (1988). Additional records of species of copepods and their distribution in the coastal and inshore waters of Kenya. <em>Kenya Journal of Sciences, Series B.</em> 9(1-2):123-127. [details]
additional source Wolfenden, R.N. (1906). Notes on the collection of Copepoda. In: Stanley Gardiner, J. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press, Cambridge 2, suppl. 1: 989-1040, pls. 96-100. [details]
additional source Zavodnik, D. (1961). Les résultats des recherches actuelles sur les Copépodes des genres Corycaeus et Corycella dans l'Adriatique. [Results of current research on copepods of the genera Corycaeus and Corycella in the Adriatic.]. <em>Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco.</em> 16(2): 203-205. [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Boxshall, G.A. & S.H. Halsey. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 166(Part II):422-966. (2 volume set).
page(s): 491 [details] Available for editors
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