Copepoda taxon details

Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1849-1852

129038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129038)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Arthropoda
  4. Crustacea
  5. Multicrustacea
  6. Copepoda
  7. Neocopepoda
  8. Podoplea
  9. Cyclopoida
  10. Ergasilida
  11. Sapphirinidae
  12. Copilia
  13. Copilia mirabilis
accepted
Species
Copilia Dana, 1849-1852
Copilia Dana, 1849-1852
Copilia atlantica Lubbock, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)
Saphirinella stylifera (Lubbock, 1856) · unaccepted (synonym according to Giesbrecht, 1892)

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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.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1232 [details] OpenAccess publication
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1849-1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129038 on 2026-08-18
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2008-08-06 13:32:15Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2022-05-16 12:20:05Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2024-06-02 18:01:23Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2024-06-03 13:10:14Z
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Walter, T. Chad
2024-06-06 10:58:37Z
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Walter, T. Chad

Nomenclature

original description 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.]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1232 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Copilia atlantica Lubbock, 1856) Lubbock, J. (1856). On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (N.S.).</em> (2)4:8-37, pls. 2-12. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sapphirina stylifera Lubbock, 1856) Lubbock, J. (1856). On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (N.S.).</em> (2)4:8-37, pls. 2-12. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sapphirinella stylifera (Lubbock, 1856)) Lubbock, J. (1856). On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (N.S.).</em> (2)4:8-37, pls. 2-12. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Saphirinella stylifera (Lubbock, 1856)) Lubbock, J. (1856). On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (N.S.).</em> (2)4:8-37, pls. 2-12. [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

basis of record Dana, J.D. (1849 - 1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes, e classe Reipublicae foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars II. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 2: 9-61. [Vol. II,. from May 1848-May 1852]. no figures or plates just verbal., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4481593#page/17/mode/1up [details] OpenAccess publication

Ecology

ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. <em>Progress in Oceanography.</em> 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (HKRMS) Chen, Q. C. (1982). The marine zooplankton of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 789-799. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Bermuda) Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

additional source Alameda de la Mora, G. (1980). Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México). [Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México).]. <em>Tesis Profesional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México, Mexico City.</em> 397 pp. + 126 pls. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y. & I. Prusova. (2003). Common Copepoda of the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Identification Guide. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat. 162 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Al-Yamani, F.Y., V. Skryabin, A. Gubanova, S. Khvorov & I. Prusova. (2011). Marine Zooplankton Practical Guide for the Northwestern Arabian Gulf. Volume 2. <em>Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat Kuwait.</em> 196 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Baessa de Aguiar, O. (1989). Contribuiçao para o reconhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa ocidental de Africa, entre Sao Tomé e Cabo Frio - I. [Contribution to the recognition of marine copepods on the west coast of Africa, between Sao Tome and Cabo Frio - I.]. <em>Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisbon.</em> 13(1-2):57-66, figs. 1-12. (English and French summaries.). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Baessa de Aguiar, O. (1990). Contribuiçao para o conhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa ocidental de Africa, entre Sao Tomé e Cabo Frio. III. [Contribution to the knowledge of marine copepods on the west coast of Africa, between Sao Tome and Cabo Frio. III. <em>Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisbon.</em> 15(2):179-189. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Chae, J. & S. Nishida. (1994). Integumental ultrastructure and color patterns in the iridescent copepods of the family Sapphirinidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Marine Biology, Berlin 119(2):205-210, figs 1-4, tabs 1-2. (v.1994), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00349558 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Chae, J., K. Kita-Tsukamoto, S. Nishida & K. Ohwada. (1996). Chemical composition of the integumental reflecting platelets in the iridescent copepods of the family Sapphirinidae (Poecilostomatoida). Journal of Crustacean Biology 16(1):20-23., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1548926 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Espinosa Gutiérrez, J.M. (2016). Composición, distribución espacio-temporal y abundancia de la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda Cyclopoida) de la región canaria. <em>Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.</em> 217 pp. [In Spanish]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Lacuna, M.L.D.G., R.O. Mejorada & D.J.D. Simyunn. (2016). Details on the morphological characteristics of marine copepods, Copilia mirabilis, Sapphirina stellata and Macrosetella gracilis, in Iligan and Sarangani bays, Mindanao, southern Philippines. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences , 9(3):90-101. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Lehnhofer, K. (1926). Copepoda : Copilia Dana 1849 2 der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda: Copilia Dana 1849 2 of the German Deep Sea Expedition, systematics and distribution of the genus. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'.</em> 23(1):115-177, figs. 1-35, tabs. a-o. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Lozano-Soldevilla, F. (1991). Nota sobre la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) en aguas de la Isla de El Hierro (Canarias). Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía 7(1):171-178, fig. 1, tabs. 1-2. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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 Salinas Cadena, M.E. (2007). Abundancia, distribución y variación temporal de copépodos marinos (Calanoideos, harpacticoideos, cyclopoideos, poecilostomatoideos y monstrilloideos), en aguas costeras de la Bahía de Santa Elena: La Libertad durante octubre 2004/octubre 2005. [Abundance, distribution and temporal variation of marine copepods (Calanoids, Harpacticoids, Cyclopoids, Poecilostomatoids and Monstrelloids) in coastal waters of Santa Elena Bay: La Libertad during October 2004/October 2005.]. <em>Tesis de Biología Marina, Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena, La Libertad, Ecuador.</em> 261 pp. [In Spanish; English abstract]., available online at https://repositorio.upse.edu.ec/handle/46000/829 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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
page(s): 260 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Shoaib, F.M. & Q.B. Kazmi. (2021). Pelagic copepods collected by the northern Arabian Sea Naseer Cruise 1. <em>Lambert Academic Publishing, Dodo Books Indian Ocean Ltd.</em> 242 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.158.i [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS)  Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list 
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Copilia mirabilis) 
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 10 proteins) 
To PESI 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (17 records) 
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