WoRMS taxon details
Lichomolgus forficula Thorell, 1859
128878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128878)
accepted
Species
Lichomolgus elongatus Buchholz, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638 [details] 
Distribution Sweden; Naples Italy; Scotland; Ireland; Plymouth, England; Norway; Roscoff, northern France
Distribution Sweden; Naples Italy; Scotland; Ireland; Plymouth, England; Norway; Roscoff, northern France [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lichomolgus forficula Thorell, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128878 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638 [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus elongatus Buchholz, 1869) Buchholz, R. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der innerhalb der Ascidien lebenden parasitischen Crustaceen des Mittelmeeres. [Contributions to the knowledge of the parasitic crustaceans living within the ascidians of the Mediterranean.]. <em>Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 19:99-155, pls. 5-11. (1-v-1869). [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]
original description (of Lichomolgus elongatus Buchholz, 1869) Buchholz, R. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der innerhalb der Ascidien lebenden parasitischen Crustaceen des Mittelmeeres. [Contributions to the knowledge of the parasitic crustaceans living within the ascidians of the Mediterranean.]. <em>Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 19:99-155, pls. 5-11. (1-v-1869). [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Kim, I.H.& G.A. Boxshall. (2021). Copepods associated with Ascidian hosts (Tunicata): Intramolgidae and Lichomolgidae, with descriptions of four new genera and 13 new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5013(1): 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5013.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Costanzo, G., N. Crescenti & N. Calafiore. (1996). Copepodid stages of Lichomolgus forficula Thorell, 1859 (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida, Lichomolgidae), a copepod associated with Phallusia mammillata (Cuvier, 1815). Journal of Natural History, London 31:1019-1028. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brady, G.S. (1880). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 3:1-83, pls. 83-93. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Brady, G.S. (1880). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 3:1-83, pls. 83-93. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Sweden; Naples Italy; Scotland; Ireland; Plymouth, England; Norway; Roscoff, northern France [details]
