Copepoda taxon details
Nitocra elegans (Scott T., 1905)
1671901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1671901)
accepted
Species
Ameira elegans Scott T., 1905 · unaccepted
Nitokra elegans (Scott T., 1905) · alternative representation (both spellings in use)
(of Ameira elegans Scott T., 1905) 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. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Nitocra elegans (Scott T., 1905). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1671901 on 2026-01-05
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(of Ameira elegans Scott T., 1905) 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. [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zaleha, K. (2008). A pictorial guide to some marine harpacticoid copepod of Malaysia. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu. 122 pp. (ISBN 978-983-2888-66-6). [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zaleha, K. (2008). A pictorial guide to some marine harpacticoid copepod of Malaysia. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu. 122 pp. (ISBN 978-983-2888-66-6). [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Ameira elegans Scott T., 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Nitokra elegans (Scott T., 1905))
To PESI (from synonym Nitokra elegans (Scott T., 1905))