Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS)

CaRMS taxon details

Miraciidae Dana, 1846

Diosaccidae

AphiaID

115163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115163)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Harpacticoida

Original name

Miraciidae Dana, 1846

Synonymised names

Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906 · unaccepted

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Subfamily Diosaccinae Sars G.O., 1906
1. Genus Amonardia Lang, 1944
2. Genus Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941
3. Genus Amphiascus Sars G.O., 1905
4. Genus Diosaccus Boeck, 1873
5. Genus Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009
6. Genus Typhlamphiascus Lang, 1944
Subfamily Miraciinae Dana, 1846
1. Genus Macrosetella Scott A., 1909
2. Genus Miracia Dana, 1846
3. Genus Oculosetella Dahl F., 1895
Subfamily Stenheliinae Brady, 1880
1. Genus Delavalia Brady, 1869
2. Genus Stenhelia Boeck, 1865

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series. 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Miraciidae Dana, 1846. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115163 on 2025-05-08

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Miraciidae Dana, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115163 on 2025-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Huys, Rony

2005-05-03 07:34:09Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2008-06-24 05:45:50Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2010-07-23 13:52:28Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-06-21 12:06:04Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series. 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details]

original description (of Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906) Sars, G.O. (1906). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XI & XII. Thalestridae (continued), Diosaccidae (part). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 5:133-156, pls. 81-96. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. 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. 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Spelling Miracidae [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	ミラシア科	[details]

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Diosaccidae

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