The World of Copepods - Setella messinensis Claus, 1863

Copepoda name details

Setella messinensis Claus, 1863

AphiaID

365971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:365971)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Macrosetella messinensis (Claus, 1863) accepted as Setella gracilis Dana, 1848 accepted as Macrosetella gracilis (Dana, 1848)

Rank

Species

Parent

Setella Dana, 1846 accepted as Dwightia Wilson C.B., 1924 accepted as Macrosetella Scott A., 1909

Original name

Setella messinensis Claus, 1863

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

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
page(s): 137 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Setella messinensis Claus, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=365971 on 2025-11-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-08-06 09:42:48Z

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Sources (1)

original description 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
page(s): 137 [details]