Copepoda taxon details
Pseudanthessius Claus, 1889
128711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128711)
accepted
Genus
Pseudanthessius gracilis Claus, 1889 (type by original designation)
Nemerthessius Stock, 1985 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (mis-spelling of Pseudanthessius)
- Species Pseudanthessius acutus Kim I.H., 2009
- Species Pseudanthessius aestheticus Stock, Humes & Gooding, 1964
- Species Pseudanthessius angularis Humes & Ho, 1970
- Species Pseudanthessius anormalus Ummerkutty, 1967
- Species Pseudanthessius asper Kim I.H., 2009
- Species Pseudanthessius assimilis Sars G.O., 1917
- Species Pseudanthessius boholensis Lee & Kim, 2021
- Species Pseudanthessius brevicauda Ummerkutty, 1967
- Species Pseudanthessius chuukensis Uyeno & Rain, 2021
- Species Pseudanthessius comanthi Humes, 1972
- Species Pseudanthessius concinnus Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
- Species Pseudanthessius deficiens Stock, Humes & Gooding, 1964
- Species Pseudanthessius dentatus Kim I.H., 2000
- Species Pseudanthessius dimorphus Stock, 1995
- Species Pseudanthessius dubius Sars G.O., 1918
- Species Pseudanthessius excertus Kim I.H., 2014
- Species Pseudanthessius exilicornis Stock & Humes, 1995
- Species Pseudanthessius faouzii Steuer, 1940
- Species Pseudanthessius ferox Humes & Ho, 1967
- Species Pseudanthessius fucicolus Scott T., 1912
- Species Pseudanthessius gracilioides Sewell, 1949
- Species Pseudanthessius gracilis Claus, 1889
- Species Pseudanthessius imo Uyeno, 2016
- Species Pseudanthessius implanus Humes, 1977
- Species Pseudanthessius latus Illg, 1950
- Species Pseudanthessius limatus Humes, 1978
- Species Pseudanthessius linguifer Lee, Chang & Kim, I.H., 2022
- Species Pseudanthessius madrasensis Reddiah, 1968
- Species Pseudanthessius major Stock, 1967
- Species Pseudanthessius minor Stock, 1967
- Species Pseudanthessius minutus Reddiah, 1968
- Species Pseudanthessius mucronatus Gurney, 1927
- Species Pseudanthessius nemertophilus Gallien, 1936
- Species Pseudanthessius newmanae Humes, 1997
- Species Pseudanthessius obscurus Scott A., 1909
- Species Pseudanthessius oporinus Lee, J. & I.H. Kim, 2024
- Species Pseudanthessius pectinifer Stock, Humes & Gooding, 1964
- Species Pseudanthessius petilus Lee, J. & I.H. Kim, 2024
- Species Pseudanthessius phuketensis Kim I.H. & Hong, 2014
- Species Pseudanthessius pictus Humes, 1977
- Species Pseudanthessius planus Kim I.H., 2007
- Species Pseudanthessius procurrens Humes, 1966
- Species Pseudanthessius pusillus Humes, 1969
- Species Pseudanthessius rostellatus Humes & Ho, 1970
- Species Pseudanthessius sauvagei Canu, 1892
- Species Pseudanthessius spinifer Lindberg, 1945
- Species Pseudanthessius spinosus Shin & Kim I.H., 2004
- Species Pseudanthessius stenosus Kim I.H. & Hong, 2014
- Species Pseudanthessius tenuis Nicholls, 1944
- Species Pseudanthessius thorelli (Brady, 1880)
- Species Pseudanthessius thorellii (Brady & Robertson, 1876)
- Species Pseudanthessius tortuosus Stock, Humes & Gooding, 1964
- Species Pseudanthessius truncus Kim I.H., 2007
- Species Pseudanthessius vinnulus Humes, 1977
- Species Pseudanthessius weberi Scott A., 1909
- Species Pseudanthessius agilis Ummerkutty, 1962 accepted as Pseudanthessius luculentus Humes & Cressey, 1961 accepted as Mecomerinx luculenta (Humes & Cressey, 1961) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius chelifer Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 accepted as Macrochiron cheliferum (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pseudanthessius foliatus Stock, 1967 accepted as Senariellus foliatus (Stock, 1967)
- Species Pseudanthessius furcillatus (Thorell, 1859) accepted as Lichomolgus furcillatus Thorell, 1859 (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius liber (Brady, 1880) accepted as Senariellus liber (Brady, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pseudanthessius luculentus Humes & Cressey, 1961 accepted as Mecomerinx luculenta (Humes & Cressey, 1961) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius maximus Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 accepted as Paramacrochiron maximum (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius notabilis Humes & Cressey, 1961 accepted as Mecomerinx notabilis (Humes & Cressey, 1961) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius pacificus Wilson C.B., 1950 accepted as Paramacrochiron pacificum (Wilson C.B., 1950) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius parvus Scott A., 1909 accepted as Pseudomacrochiron parvum (Scott A., 1909) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius pectinatus Scott A., 1909 accepted as Kelleria pectinata (Scott A., 1909) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius propinquus Scott T., 1894 accepted as Kelleria propinquus (Scott T., 1894) (synonym)
- Species Pseudanthessius minimus Tanaka, 1960 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Humes & Stock (1973): insufficiently described)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details] 
(of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
(of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1962). Studies on Indian copepods. 5. On eleven new species of marine cyclopoid copepods from the south-east coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 3:19-69, figs. 1-12, text-fig. 1. (x-1962) [details] Available for editors
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(of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
(of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1962). Studies on Indian copepods. 5. On eleven new species of marine cyclopoid copepods from the south-east coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 3:19-69, figs. 1-12, text-fig. 1. (x-1962) [details] Available for editors

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Pseudanthessius Claus, 1889. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128711 on 2025-05-01
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original description
Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details] 
original description (of Nemerthessius Stock, 1985) Stock, J.H. (1985). Redescription et statut générique de Pseudanthessius nemertophilus (Gallien, 1936), Copépode Poecilostomatoïde associé à Lineus longissimus des côtes de la Manche. [Redescription and generic status of Pseudanthessius nemertophilus (Gallien, 1936), a Poecilostomatoid copepod associated with Lineus longissimus from the Channel coast.]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 26(3):321-329, figs. 1-18. (English summary). [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
original description (of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1962). Studies on Indian copepods. 5. On eleven new species of marine cyclopoid copepods from the south-east coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 3:19-69, figs. 1-12, text-fig. 1. (x-1962) [details] Available for editors
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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 Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Canu, E. (1892). Les Copépodes du Boulonnais. Morphologie, embryologie, taxonomie. [Copepods of Boulogne. Morphology, embryology, taxonomy.]. <em>Travaux du Laboratoire de Zoologie Maritime de Wimereux-Ambleteuse.</em> 6:1-292, figs. 1-20, pls. 1-30.
page(s): 241 [details]
additional source Saraswathy, M. (1967). Pelagic copepods from the inshore waters off Trivandrum coast. Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea, Ernakulam, 12-15 January 1965. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)1:74-106, figs. 1-11. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Sewell, R.B.S. (1949). The littoral and semi-parasitic Cyclopoida, the Monstrilloida and Notodelphyoida. <em>Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition. Publ. British Museum (Natural History).</em> 9(2):17-199, figs. 1-41, l chart. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Nemerthessius Stock, 1985) Stock, J.H. (1985). Redescription et statut générique de Pseudanthessius nemertophilus (Gallien, 1936), Copépode Poecilostomatoïde associé à Lineus longissimus des côtes de la Manche. [Redescription and generic status of Pseudanthessius nemertophilus (Gallien, 1936), a Poecilostomatoid copepod associated with Lineus longissimus from the Channel coast.]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 26(3):321-329, figs. 1-18. (English summary). [details] Available for editors

original description (of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
original description (of Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961) Ummerkutty, A.N.P. (1962). Studies on Indian copepods. 5. On eleven new species of marine cyclopoid copepods from the south-east coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 3:19-69, figs. 1-12, text-fig. 1. (x-1962) [details] Available for editors

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 Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Canu, E. (1892). Les Copépodes du Boulonnais. Morphologie, embryologie, taxonomie. [Copepods of Boulogne. Morphology, embryology, taxonomy.]. <em>Travaux du Laboratoire de Zoologie Maritime de Wimereux-Ambleteuse.</em> 6:1-292, figs. 1-20, pls. 1-30.
page(s): 241 [details]
additional source Saraswathy, M. (1967). Pelagic copepods from the inshore waters off Trivandrum coast. Proceedings of the Symposium on Crustacea, Ernakulam, 12-15 January 1965. Symposium Series, Marine Biological Association of India (2)1:74-106, figs. 1-11. [details] Available for editors

additional source Sewell, R.B.S. (1949). The littoral and semi-parasitic Cyclopoida, the Monstrilloida and Notodelphyoida. <em>Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition. Publ. British Museum (Natural History).</em> 9(2):17-199, figs. 1-41, l chart. [details] Available for editors





3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Nemerthessius
(from synonym Nemerthessius Stock, 1985)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pseudanthessius
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pseudoanthessius
(from synonym Pseudoanthessius Ummerkutty, 1961)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Nemerthessius
(from synonym Nemerthessius Stock, 1985)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Pseudanthessius
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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pseudanthessius

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pseudoanthessius

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Nemerthessius

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Pseudanthessius

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