ERMS taxon details
Leptastacus Scott T., 1906
115394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115394)
accepted
Genus
Leptastacus macronyx (Scott T., 1892) (type by original designation)
- Species Leptastacus corsicaensis Huys, 1992
- Species Leptastacus kwintei Huys, 1992
- Species Leptastacus laticaudatus Nicholls, 1935
- Species Leptastacus macronyx (Scott T., 1892)
- Species Leptastacus pygmaeus Huys, 1992
- Species Leptastacus uncinatus Cottarelli & Venanzetti, 1989
- Species Leptastacus aberrans Chappuis, 1954 accepted as Archileptastacus aberrans (Chappuis, 1954)
- Species Leptastacus rostratus Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Schizothrix rostrata (Nicholls, 1939)
- Species Leptastacus taurica Marinov, 1974 accepted as Schizothrix pontica (Griga, 1963) (synonym according to Huys, 1992)
- Species Leptastacus minutus Chappuis, 1954 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scott, T. (1906). LXII. Notes on British Copepoda: change of names. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(17):458-466, pl. 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245676
page(s): 461 [details]
page(s): 461 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Leptastacus Scott T., 1906. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115394 on 2025-05-25
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Leptastacus Scott T., 1906. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115394 on 2025-05-25
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Scott, T. (1906). LXII. Notes on British Copepoda: change of names. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(17):458-466, pl. 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245676
page(s): 461 [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 RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (1992). The amphiatlantic distribution of Leptastacus macronyx (T. Scott, 1892) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): a paradigm of taxonomic confusion; and a cladistic approach to the classification of the Leptastacidae Lang, 1948. Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie 4:23-196, 52 figs. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 461 [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 RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (1992). The amphiatlantic distribution of Leptastacus macronyx (T. Scott, 1892) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): a paradigm of taxonomic confusion; and a cladistic approach to the classification of the Leptastacidae Lang, 1948. Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie 4:23-196, 52 figs. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Leptastacus 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptastacus)
To Genbank
To ITIS
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