Copepoda taxon details
Sphaeronella leuckarti Salensky, 1868
360612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:360612)
accepted
Species
Sphaeronella aorae Scott T., 1905 · unaccepted (probably a synonym according to...)
probably a synonym according to Green, 1958
Sphaeronella elegantula Hansen, 1897 · unaccepted (synonym according to Green, 1958)
Sphaeronella leuckartii Salensky, 1868 · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Salensky, W. (1868). Sphaeronella leuckarti, ein neuer Schmarotzerkrebs. [Sphaeronella leuckarti, a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 34(1):301-322, pl. 10. [details] 
Distribution British Isles; Atlantic coast of Europe; Kattegat; Mediterranean
Distribution British Isles; Atlantic coast of Europe; Kattegat; Mediterranean [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Sphaeronella leuckarti Salensky, 1868. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=360612 on 2025-12-22
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Salensky, W. (1868). Sphaeronella leuckarti, ein neuer Schmarotzerkrebs. [Sphaeronella leuckarti, a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 34(1):301-322, pl. 10. [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella leuckartii Salensky, 1868) Salensky, W. (1868). Sphaeronella leuckarti, ein neuer Schmarotzerkrebs. [Sphaeronella leuckarti, a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 34(1):301-322, pl. 10. [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella aorae 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]
original description (of Sphaeronella elegantula Hansen, 1897) Hansen, H.J. (1897). The Choniostomatidae, a family of Copepoda, parasites on Crustacea Malacostraca. <em>Andr. Fred Höst & Son, Publishers. Copenhagen.</em> 205 pp., pls. 1-13. [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella leuckartii Salensky, 1868) Salensky, W. (1868). Sphaeronella leuckarti, ein neuer Schmarotzerkrebs. [Sphaeronella leuckarti, a new parasitic crustacean.]. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 34(1):301-322, pl. 10. [details]
original description (of Sphaeronella aorae 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]
original description (of Sphaeronella elegantula Hansen, 1897) Hansen, H.J. (1897). The Choniostomatidae, a family of Copepoda, parasites on Crustacea Malacostraca. <em>Andr. Fred Höst & Son, Publishers. Copenhagen.</em> 205 pp., pls. 1-13. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution British Isles; Atlantic coast of Europe; Kattegat; Mediterranean [details]
