Traits taxon details
Tortanus Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898
157683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157683)
accepted
Genus
Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889) represented as Tortanus (Tortanus) forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889) (type by original designation)
- Subgenus Tortanus (Acutanus) Ohtsuka, 1992
- Subgenus Tortanus (Atortus) Ohtsuka, 1992
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) ampliramus Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) andamanensis Nishida, Anandavelu & Padmavati, 2015
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) bilobus Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) bonjoi Othman, 1987
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) bowmani Othman, 1987
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) brevipes Scott A., 1909
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) capensis Grindley, 1978
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) dhritiae Francis & Jasmine, 2022 in Francis, Jasmine & Bijoy Nandan, 2022
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) digitalis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) erabuensis Ohtsuka, Fukuura & Go, 1987
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) giesbrechti Jones E.C. & Park, 1968
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) indonesiensis Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) insularis Ohtsuka & Conway, 2003
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) longipes Brodsky, 1948
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) lophus Bowman, 1971
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) lukmani Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) magnonyx Ohtsuka & Conway, 2005
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) manadoensis Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) minicoyensis Francis & Bijoy Nandan, 2019
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) murrayi Scott A., 1909
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) nishidai Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) omorii Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) processus Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) recticaudus (Giesbrecht, 1889)
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) rubidus Tanaka, 1965
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) ryukyuensis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) scaphus Bowman, 1971
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) sigmoides Nishida, Anandavelu & Padmavati, 2015
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) sinicus Chen, 1983
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) sulawesiensis Mulyadi, Nishida & Ohtsuka, 2017
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) taiwanicus Chen & Hwang, 1999
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) tropicus Sewell, 1932
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) tumidus Chen, Hwang & Yin, 2004
- Species Tortanus (Atortus) vietnamicus Nishida & Cho, 2005
- Subgenus Tortanus (Boreotortanus) Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998
- Subgenus Tortanus (Eutortanus) Smirnov, 1935
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) derjugini Smirnov, 1935
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) dextrilobatus Chen & Zhang, 1965
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) komachi Itoh, Ohtsuka & Sato, 2001
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) sheni Hulsemann, 1988
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) spinicaudatus Shen & Bai, 1956
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) terminalis Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998
- Species Tortanus (Eutortanus) vermiculus Shen, 1955
- Subgenus Tortanus (Tortanus) Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898
- Subgenus Tortanus (Atortus) Sewell, 1932 accepted as Tortanus (Atortus) Ohtsuka, 1992 (not validly published)
- Species Tortanus ampliramus Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) ampliramus Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000
- Species Tortanus angularis Ohtsuka, 1992 represented as Tortanus (Acutanus) angularis Ohtsuka, 1992
- Species Tortanus barbatus (Brady, 1883) represented as Tortanus (Tortanus) barbatus (Brady, 1883)
- Species Tortanus bonjol Othman, 1987 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) bonjoi Othman, 1987
- Species Tortanus bowmani Othman, 1987 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) bowmani Othman, 1987
- Species Tortanus brevipes Scott A., 1909 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) brevipes Scott A., 1909
- Species Tortanus capensis Grindley, 1978 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) capensis Grindley, 1978
- Species Tortanus compernis Gonzalez & Bowman, 1965 represented as Tortanus (Acutanus) compernis Gonzalez & Bowman, 1965
- Species Tortanus derjugini Smirnov, 1935 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) derjugini Smirnov, 1935
- Species Tortanus dextrilobatus Chen & Zhang, 1965 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) dextrilobatus Chen & Zhang, 1965
- Species Tortanus digitalis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) digitalis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989
- Species Tortanus discaudatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A. in Herdman, Thompson & Scott, 1897) represented as Tortanus (Boreotortanus) discaudatus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A. in Herdman, Thompson & Scott, 1897)
- Species Tortanus ecornatus Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998 represented as Tortanus (Acutanus) ecornatus Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998
- Species Tortanus erabuensis Ohtsuka, Fukura & Go, 1987 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) erabuensis Ohtsuka, Fukuura & Go, 1987
- Species Tortanus forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889) represented as Tortanus (Tortanus) forcipatus (Giesbrecht, 1889)
- Species Tortanus giesbrechti Jones E.C. & Park, 1968 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) giesbrechti Jones E.C. & Park, 1968
- Species Tortanus gracilis (Brady, 1883) represented as Tortanus (Tortanus) gracilis (Brady, 1883)
- Species Tortanus insularis Ohtsuka & Conway, 2003 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) insularis Ohtsuka & Conway, 2003
- Species Tortanus komachi Itoh, Ohtsuka & Sato, 2001 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) komachi Itoh, Ohtsuka & Sato, 2001
- Species Tortanus longipes Brodsky, 1948 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) longipes Brodsky, 1948
- Species Tortanus lophus Bowman, 1971 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) lophus Bowman, 1971
- Species Tortanus magnonyx Ohtsuka & Conway, 2005 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) magnonyx Ohtsuka & Conway, 2005
- Species Tortanus murrayi Scott A., 1909 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) murrayi Scott A., 1909
- Species Tortanus nishidai Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) nishidai Ohtsuka, El-Sherbiny & Ueda, 2000
- Species Tortanus recticaudus (Giesbrecht, 1889) represented as Tortanus (Atortus) recticaudus (Giesbrecht, 1889)
- Species Tortanus rubidus Tanaka, 1965 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) rubidus Tanaka, 1965
- Species Tortanus ryukyuensis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) ryukyuensis Ohtsuka & Kimoto, 1989
- Species Tortanus scaphus Bowman, 1971 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) scaphus Bowman, 1971
- Species Tortanus setacaudatus Williams, 1906 represented as Tortanus (Acutanus) setacaudatus Williams, 1906
- Species Tortanus sheni Hulsemann, 1988 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) sheni Hulsemann, 1988
- Species Tortanus sinicus Chen, 1983 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) sinicus Chen, 1983
- Species Tortanus spinicaudatus Shen & Bai, 1956 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) spinicaudatus Shen & Bai, 1956
- Species Tortanus taiwanicus Chen & Hwang, 1999 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) taiwanicus Chen & Hwang, 1999
- Species Tortanus terminalis Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) terminalis Ohtsuka & Reid, 1998
- Species Tortanus tropicus Sewell, 1932 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) tropicus Sewell, 1932
- Species Tortanus tumidus Chen, Hwang & Yin, 2004 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) tumidus Chen, Hwang & Yin, 2004
- Species Tortanus vermiculus Shen, 1955 represented as Tortanus (Eutortanus) vermiculus Shen, 1955
- Species Tortanus vietnamicus Nishida & Cho, 2005 represented as Tortanus (Atortus) vietnamicus Nishida & Cho, 2005
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Giesbrecht, W. & O. Schmeil. (1898). Copepoda I. Gymnoplea. <em>Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen, Berlin.</em> 6:i-xvi, 1-169, figs. 1-31. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Tortanus Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157683 on 2025-05-07
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Tortanus Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157683 on 2025-05-07
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original description
Giesbrecht, W. & O. Schmeil. (1898). Copepoda I. Gymnoplea. <em>Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen, Berlin.</em> 6:i-xvi, 1-169, figs. 1-31. [details] 
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Steuer, A. (1926). Revision der Copepodengattung Tortanus Giesbr. [Revision of the copepod genus Tortanus Giesbr. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali, Trieste.</em> 29:49-69. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Steuer, A. (1926). Revision der Copepodengattung Tortanus Giesbr. [Revision of the copepod genus Tortanus Giesbr. <em>Bollettino della Società Adriatica di Scienze Naturali, Trieste.</em> 29:49-69. [details] Available for editors




