Copepoda taxon details
Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863)
1381786 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1381786)
accepted
Species
Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917 · unaccepted (Incorrect genus)
Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1381786 on 2026-01-18
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(of Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
original description (of Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917) McMurrich, J.P. (1917). Notes on some crustacean forms occurring in the plankton of Passamaquoddy Bay. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada (3)11 sect. IV:47-61, figs. 1-16. (vi/ix-1917) [details]
additional source Thomas, B., K. Manikandan, M. Qurban, T. Clardy, A. Sundaramanickam & E. Suárez-Morales. (2022). First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the Saudi waters of the Arabian . <em>Check List.</em> 18(3): 575-581., available online at https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.575 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zavarzin, D. & E. Suárez-Morales. (2024). First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida, Monstrillidae) from the Okhotsk Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 97(1-2): 151-157., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10345 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Suárez-Morales, E. & A.D. Mckinnon. (2025). The Australian Monstrilloida 3. Caromiobenella Jeon, Lee & Soh, 2018, Monstrilla Dana, 1849, and Sarsimonstrillus n. gen. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5576(1): 1-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5576.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Jeon, D., W. Lee & H.Y. Soh. (2018). A new genus and two new species of monstrilloid copepods (Copepoda: Monstrillidae): integrating morphological, molecular phylogenetic, and ecological evidence. Journal Of Crustacean Biology, 38(1):45-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/rux095
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917) McMurrich, J.P. (1917). Notes on some crustacean forms occurring in the plankton of Passamaquoddy Bay. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada (3)11 sect. IV:47-61, figs. 1-16. (vi/ix-1917) [details]
additional source Thomas, B., K. Manikandan, M. Qurban, T. Clardy, A. Sundaramanickam & E. Suárez-Morales. (2022). First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the Saudi waters of the Arabian . <em>Check List.</em> 18(3): 575-581., available online at https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.575 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zavarzin, D. & E. Suárez-Morales. (2024). First record of Caromiobenella helgolandica (Claus, 1863) (Copepoda, Monstrilloida, Monstrillidae) from the Okhotsk Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 97(1-2): 151-157., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10345 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Suárez-Morales, E. & A.D. Mckinnon. (2025). The Australian Monstrilloida 3. Caromiobenella Jeon, Lee & Soh, 2018, Monstrilla Dana, 1849, and Sarsimonstrillus n. gen. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5576(1): 1-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5576.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Jeon, D., W. Lee & H.Y. Soh. (2018). A new genus and two new species of monstrilloid copepods (Copepoda: Monstrillidae): integrating morphological, molecular phylogenetic, and ecological evidence. Journal Of Crustacean Biology, 38(1):45-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/rux095
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
PlanktonNet Image (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monstrilla helgolandica) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To PESI (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917)
PlanktonNet Image (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monstrilla helgolandica) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To PESI (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Monstrilla helgolandica Claus, 1863)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Monstrilla canadensis McMurrich, 1917)
