WoRMS name details

Megacalanus gracilis (Dana, 1852)

359271  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:359271)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  6. Copepoda (Class)
  7. Neocopepoda (Infraclass)
  8. Gymnoplea (Superorder)
  9. Calanoida (Order)
  10. Megacalanidae (Family)
  11. Megacalanus (Genus)
  12. Megacalanus gracilis (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Calanus gracilis Dana, 1849-1852) 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 [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Megacalanus gracilis (Dana, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=359271 on 2025-05-05
Date
action
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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z
created
Walter, T. Chad
2017-02-08 10:07:55Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff
2019-07-02 21:21:58Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad
2024-02-10 21:49:21Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description (of Calanus gracilis Dana, 1849-1852) 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 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
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