Copepoda name details
Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889)
356670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356670)
alternative representation
Species
Corynura forcipata Giesbrecht, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Corynura forcipata Giesbrecht, 1889) Giesbrecht, W. (1889). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)5 sem. 1:811-815; sem. 2:24-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/163883#/summary [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356670 on 2026-05-16
original description
(of Corynura forcipata Giesbrecht, 1889) Giesbrecht, W. (1889). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)5 sem. 1:811-815; sem. 2:24-29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/163883#/summary [details]
context source (HKRMS) Lee, C.N.W. (2002). The ecology of planktonic copepods and hyperbenthic communities in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Chen, F. & S.J. Li. (1992). [Seasonal variation of two physiological types of Tortanus eggs from Xiamen waters and their temperature effect.]. <em>Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology / Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao.</em> 3(1):62-68. (Chinese with English summary.). [details] Available for editors
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additional source Chiba, T. (1956). Studies on the development and the systematics of Copepoda. Journal of the Shimonoseki College of Fisheries 6(1):1-90. (xi-1956). (In Japanese, English summary.) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dahms, H.U., X. Li, G. Zhang & P.Y. Qian. (2006). Resting stages of Tortanus forcipatus (Crustacea, Calanoida) in sediments of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 67(4): 562-568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.12.011 [details]
additional source Goswami, S.C. (1977). Development & predation in a calanoid copepod Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 6(2):154-159, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-2, tabs. 1-2 (xii-1977) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Koga, F. (1984). Morphology, ecology, classification and specialization of copepods nauplius. Bulletin of the Nansei Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory 16:95-229, figs. 1-62, tabs. 1-3. (1-1984, Japanese with English summary). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kayano, Y. (1984). Impact of predatory feeding of Tortanus forcipatus (Copepoda: Calanoida) on small planktonic copepod community in Fukuyama Harbor. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University.</em> 48 pp. [details]
additional source Li, S.J. & J.C. Fang. (1990). Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing 141 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rehman, Fazal-Ur. (1973). Observations on variation in a planktonic copepod, Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889) from the inshore waters of the Karachi coast, Pakistan. Crustaceana, Leiden 25(2):113-118, pl. 1. (13-xi-1973), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854073x00759 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Uye, S.I. & Y. Kayano. (1994). Predatory feeding behavior of Tortanus (Copepoda: Calanoida): life-stage differences and the predation impact on small planktonic crustaceans. Journal of Crustacean Biology 14(3):473-483, figs 1-8, tab. 1. (viii.1994), available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1548994 [details] Available for editors [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 [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 [request]
additional source Fitriya, N., R. Kaswadji & Mulyadi. (2012). Komposisi kopepoda di perairan Berau, Kalimantan Timur. [Species composition of copepod in Berau waters, east Kalimantan Timur. ]. <em>Oseanologi dan Limnologi di Indonesia.</em> 37(2):355-368. (Indonesian). [details] Available for editors [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 [request]
additional source Lee, S.S. (1986). Morphological studies of developmental copepodid stages of calanoids in the southern coastal waters of Korea. <em>Bulletin of Fisheries Research & Development Agency.</em> 37:45-150. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mulyadi. (2004). Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters. <em>Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia.</em> 193 pp. Jan 2004. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) Lee, C.N.W. (2002). The ecology of planktonic copepods and hyperbenthic communities in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Chen, F. & S.J. Li. (1992). [Seasonal variation of two physiological types of Tortanus eggs from Xiamen waters and their temperature effect.]. <em>Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology / Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao.</em> 3(1):62-68. (Chinese with English summary.). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Chiba, T. (1956). Studies on the development and the systematics of Copepoda. Journal of the Shimonoseki College of Fisheries 6(1):1-90. (xi-1956). (In Japanese, English summary.) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dahms, H.U., X. Li, G. Zhang & P.Y. Qian. (2006). Resting stages of Tortanus forcipatus (Crustacea, Calanoida) in sediments of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 67(4): 562-568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.12.011 [details]
additional source Goswami, S.C. (1977). Development & predation in a calanoid copepod Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht). Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 6(2):154-159, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-2, tabs. 1-2 (xii-1977) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Koga, F. (1984). Morphology, ecology, classification and specialization of copepods nauplius. Bulletin of the Nansei Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory 16:95-229, figs. 1-62, tabs. 1-3. (1-1984, Japanese with English summary). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kayano, Y. (1984). Impact of predatory feeding of Tortanus forcipatus (Copepoda: Calanoida) on small planktonic copepod community in Fukuyama Harbor. <em>M.Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University.</em> 48 pp. [details]
additional source Li, S.J. & J.C. Fang. (1990). Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing 141 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rehman, Fazal-Ur. (1973). Observations on variation in a planktonic copepod, Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889) from the inshore waters of the Karachi coast, Pakistan. Crustaceana, Leiden 25(2):113-118, pl. 1. (13-xi-1973), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854073x00759 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Uye, S.I. & Y. Kayano. (1994). Predatory feeding behavior of Tortanus (Copepoda: Calanoida): life-stage differences and the predation impact on small planktonic crustaceans. Journal of Crustacean Biology 14(3):473-483, figs 1-8, tab. 1. (viii.1994), available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1548994 [details] Available for editors
[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
[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
[request]additional source Fitriya, N., R. Kaswadji & Mulyadi. (2012). Komposisi kopepoda di perairan Berau, Kalimantan Timur. [Species composition of copepod in Berau waters, east Kalimantan Timur. ]. <em>Oseanologi dan Limnologi di Indonesia.</em> 37(2):355-368. (Indonesian). [details] Available for editors
[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
[request]additional source Lee, S.S. (1986). Morphological studies of developmental copepodid stages of calanoids in the southern coastal waters of Korea. <em>Bulletin of Fisheries Research & Development Agency.</em> 37:45-150. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mulyadi. (2004). Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters. <em>Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia.</em> 193 pp. Jan 2004. [details] Available for editors
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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
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Corynura forcipata Giesbrecht, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tortanus forcipatus)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Corynura forcipata Giesbrecht, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tortanus forcipatus)
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS