WoRMS taxon details
Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853
129018 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129018)
accepted
Species
Eolidicola tenax Sars M., 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853) · unaccepted (Humes & Stock (1973): synonym)
Lichomolgus chromodoridis Della Valle, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichomolgus concinnus Scott T., 1892 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichomolgus doridicola Claus, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichomolgus tenax (Sars M., 1862) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Leydig, F. (1853). Neuer Schmarotzerkrebse auf einem Weichthiere. [pNew parasitic copepod on a mollusk.]. <em>Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Zoologische Notizen.</em> 4377-382, pl. 14 figs. 1-8. (18-iv-1853). [details] 
Distribution Trieste, Adriatic Sea; Gullman, Sweden; Norway; England; Naples, Italy; Boulogne coast of France; Isles Chausey, northern France;...
Distribution Trieste, Adriatic Sea; Gullman, Sweden; Norway; England; Naples, Italy; Boulogne coast of France; Isles Chausey, northern France; St. Monans, Scotland; Ireland; coastof Morocco; Melville Peninsula, Canada; The Netherlands; Banyuls, Mediterranean coast of France; Kasamanse, Senegal; Roscoff, France; [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129018 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Leydig, F. (1853). Neuer Schmarotzerkrebse auf einem Weichthiere. [pNew parasitic copepod on a mollusk.]. <em>Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Zoologische Notizen.</em> 4377-382, pl. 14 figs. 1-8. (18-iv-1853). [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus chromodoridis Della Valle, 1880) Della Valle, A. (1880). Sui coriceidi parassiti, e sull'anatomia del gen. Lichomolgus. [On the parasitic coryceids, and on the anatomy of the genus Lichomolgus.]. <em>Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rome.</em> 3(5):107-124, 2 pls. [fpr 1879]. [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus concinnus Scott T., 1892) Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191 [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus doridicola Claus, 1889) 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 Eolidicola tenax Sars M., 1862) Sars, M. (1862). Beskrivelse med Afbildninger af fire nye parasitiske Copepoder. [Description with Figures of four new parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1861: 134-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60512103 [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 chromodoridis Della Valle, 1880) Della Valle, A. (1880). Sui coriceidi parassiti, e sull'anatomia del gen. Lichomolgus. [On the parasitic coryceids, and on the anatomy of the genus Lichomolgus.]. <em>Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rome.</em> 3(5):107-124, 2 pls. [fpr 1879]. [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus concinnus Scott T., 1892) Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191 [details]
original description (of Lichomolgus doridicola Claus, 1889) 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 Eolidicola tenax Sars M., 1862) Sars, M. (1862). Beskrivelse med Afbildninger af fire nye parasitiske Copepoder. [Description with Figures of four new parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1861: 134-141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60512103 [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]
Other
additional source
Boxshall, G.A. & E.A. Platts. (1978). The first record of the copepod Doridicola agilis Leydig on the nudibranch Aeolidiella sanguinea (Norman). Irish Naturalists' Journal 19(7):252. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Gotto, R.V. (1986). Possible polymorphism in the nudibranch-infesting lichomolgid Doridicola agilis Leydig. In: Schriever, G., H.K. Schminke & C.-t. Shih (eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Copepoda, Ottawa, Canada, 13-17 August, 1984. Syllogeus 58:300-302, tab. 1. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Minchin, D. (1987). Swiftia pallida Madsen (Coelenterata: Gorgonacea) in Irish waters, with a note on Pseudanthessius thorelli (Brady) (Crustacea: Copepoda) new to Ireland. <em>Irish Naturalists' Journal.</em> 22(5):183-185. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Gotto, R.V. (1986). Possible polymorphism in the nudibranch-infesting lichomolgid Doridicola agilis Leydig. In: Schriever, G., H.K. Schminke & C.-t. Shih (eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Copepoda, Ottawa, Canada, 13-17 August, 1984. Syllogeus 58:300-302, tab. 1. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Minchin, D. (1987). Swiftia pallida Madsen (Coelenterata: Gorgonacea) in Irish waters, with a note on Pseudanthessius thorelli (Brady) (Crustacea: Copepoda) new to Ireland. <em>Irish Naturalists' Journal.</em> 22(5):183-185. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Trieste, Adriatic Sea; Gullman, Sweden; Norway; England; Naples, Italy; Boulogne coast of France; Isles Chausey, northern France; St. Monans, Scotland; Ireland; coastof Morocco; Melville Peninsula, Canada; The Netherlands; Banyuls, Mediterranean coast of France; Kasamanse, Senegal; Roscoff, France; [details]
http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/parasite
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lichomolgus concinnus Scott T., 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Doridicola agilis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lichomolgus concinnus Scott T., 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Doridicola agilis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853))
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
