Copepoda taxon details
Sphaeronella minuta Scott T., 1904
135957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135957)
accepted
Species
Sphaeronella pikei Green, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym, see O'Reilly et al., 2001)
- Subspecies Sphaeronella minuta valida Scott T., 1905
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scott, T. (1904). Notes on some rare and interesting marine Crustacea. Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, Edinburgh 22(3):242-261, pls. 13-15.
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
Distribution north-east and south-east Scotland; Channel Islands; east Ireland
Distribution north-east and south-east Scotland; Channel Islands; east Ireland [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Sphaeronella minuta Scott T., 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135957 on 2025-12-20
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Scott, T. (1904). Notes on some rare and interesting marine Crustacea. Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, Edinburgh 22(3):242-261, pls. 13-15.
page(s): 251 [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella pikei Green, 1958) Green, J. (1958). Copepoda parasitic on British Amphipoda (Crustacea) with a description of a new species of Sphaeronella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 131(2):301-313, figs. 1-26. (19-ix-1958) [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 Scott, T. (1905). On some new and rare Crustacea from the Scottish seas. Report of the Fishery Board of Scotland 23(3):141-153, pls. 10-13.
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella pikei Green, 1958) Green, J. (1958). Copepoda parasitic on British Amphipoda (Crustacea) with a description of a new species of Sphaeronella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 131(2):301-313, figs. 1-26. (19-ix-1958) [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Scott, T. (1905). On some new and rare Crustacea from the Scottish seas. Report of the Fishery Board of Scotland 23(3):141-153, pls. 10-13.
page(s): 149 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution north-east and south-east Scotland; Channel Islands; east Ireland [details]
