Copepoda taxon details
Perissopus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
135639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135639)
accepted
Genus
Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (type by original designation)
Chlamys Beneden, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852 · unaccepted (preoccupied by Lepidopus (Pisces))
Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
- Species Perissopus chinensis (Thomsen, 1949) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus communis Rathbun, 1887 accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus crenatus Leigh-Sharpe, 1930 accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus galeorhini (Yamaguti, 1936) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus impenderus (Shen & Wang, 1959) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus incisus (Beneden, 1892) accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym according to Cressey, 1967)
- Species Perissopus indicus Kumar, 1990 (unaccepted > interim unpublished)
- Species Perissopus intermedius (Kurtz, 1924) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus japonicus (Wilson C.B., 1922) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus manuelensis Gnanamuthu, 1951 accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus oblongus (Wilson C.B., 1908) accepted as Achtheinus oblongus Wilson C.B., 1908
- Species Perissopus parvidens (Wilson C.B., 1923) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus pinguis (Wilson C.B., 1912) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus platensis (Thomsen, 1949) accepted as Achtheinus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912
- Species Perissopus serratus Heegaard, 1962 accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus travancoriensis Kurian, 1955 accepted as Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Perissopus caelebs (Heller, 1865) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Perissopus elongatus (Heller, 1865) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Perissopus socialis (Olsson, 1869) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Perissopus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135639 on 2025-05-07
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details]
original description (of Chlamys Beneden, 1892) Beneden, P.J. Van. (1892). Le mâle de certains Caligidés et un nouveau genre de cette famille. [The male of certain Caligids and a new genre of this family.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de Belgique.</em> (3)23:220-235, pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852) Dana, J.D. (1849-1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes, e classe Reipublicae foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars II. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 2: 9-61. [Vol. II,. from May 1848-May 1852]. no figures or plates just verbal., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4481593#page/17/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907) Wilson, C.B. (1907). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Parts 3 and 4.- A revision of the Pandarinae and the Cecropinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33(1573):323-490, pls. 17-43. (31-xii-1907). [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 170 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1907). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Parts 3 and 4.- A revision of the Pandarinae and the Cecropinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33(1573):323-490, pls. 17-43. (31-xii-1907). [details]
original description (of Chlamys Beneden, 1892) Beneden, P.J. Van. (1892). Le mâle de certains Caligidés et un nouveau genre de cette famille. [The male of certain Caligids and a new genre of this family.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de Belgique.</em> (3)23:220-235, pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852) Dana, J.D. (1849-1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, quae in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes, e classe Reipublicae foederatae duce, lexit et descripsit Jacobus D. Dana. Pars II. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 2: 9-61. [Vol. II,. from May 1848-May 1852]. no figures or plates just verbal., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4481593#page/17/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907) Wilson, C.B. (1907). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Parts 3 and 4.- A revision of the Pandarinae and the Cecropinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33(1573):323-490, pls. 17-43. (31-xii-1907). [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. <em>In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta.</em> 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 170 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wilson, C.B. (1907). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae. Parts 3 and 4.- A revision of the Pandarinae and the Cecropinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33(1573):323-490, pls. 17-43. (31-xii-1907). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Chlamys 
(from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lepidopus (from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Perissopus
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pholidopus (from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chlamys (from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lepidopus (from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Perissopus
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Philodopus (from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Pholidopus (from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chlamys) (from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopus) (from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Perissopus)
To Genbank
To ITIS
(from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lepidopus
(from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Perissopus
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pholidopus
(from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Chlamys
(from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lepidopus
(from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Perissopus
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Philodopus
(from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Pholidopus
(from synonym Pholidopus Wilson C.B., 1907)To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chlamys) (from synonym Chlamys Beneden, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidopus) (from synonym Lepidopus Dana, 1849-1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Perissopus)
To Genbank
To ITIS
