WoRMS taxon details
Sphyrion Cuvier, 1830
135656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135656)
accepted
Genus
Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (type by original designation)
Lesteira Krøyer, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lestes Krøyer, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Sphyrion lumpi (Krøyer, 1845)
- Species Sphyrion quadricornis Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1984
- Species Sphyrion australicus Thor, 1900 accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym according to Ho (1992))
- Species Sphyrion delagei Quidor, 1912 accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym according to Ho (1992))
- Species Sphyrion kingi Cunningham, 1871 accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Sphyrion kroyeri (Thomson G.M., 1890) accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym according to Ho (1992))
- Species Sphyrion laevigatus Guerin-Meneville, 1829-1843 accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Sphyrion norvegicum Thor, 1900 accepted as Sphyrion lumpi (Krøyer, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Sphyrion stewarti Quidor, 1912 accepted as Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym according to Ho (1992))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The animal kingdom distinguished according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 257 [details]
page(s): 257 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Sphyrion Cuvier, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135656 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The animal kingdom distinguished according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 257 [details]
original description (of Lesteira Krøyer, 1863) Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
original description (of Lestes Krøyer, 1845) Krøyer, H. (1845). Crustaces. (Copepoda). <em>In: Bernard, A., Atlas de Zoologie, Paris.</em> 76pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
page(s): 257 [details]
original description (of Lesteira Krøyer, 1863) Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]
original description (of Lestes Krøyer, 1845) Krøyer, H. (1845). Crustaces. (Copepoda). <em>In: Bernard, A., Atlas de Zoologie, Paris.</em> 76pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
Other
additional source
Gayevskaya, A.V. & A.A. Kovaleva. (1984). Rachki roda Sphyrion (Copepoda, Sphyridae) u ryb Atlantiki. [Crustacea of Genus Sphyrion (Copepoda, Sphyridae) in Atlantic fishes.]. <em>Gidrobiologicheskii Zhurnal, Saratov.</em> 20(1):41-45, figs. 1-4. (26-i-1984, Russian with English summary). [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Ho, J.S. (1990). Historical biogeography of Sphyrion (Copepoda: Sphyriidae). In: Reimer, L.W. (ed.). Proceedings of the workshop on 'Sphyrion lumpi.' Lähnwitz, Germany, 3-5 October 1989 :4-22. (Bound in Reimer, 1990.) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Tyvold, B. (1914). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Sphyrion Cuv. [Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Sphyrion Cuv.]. <em>Bergens Museums Aarbog.</em> 1914(1): 1-48, figs. 1-10, pls. 1-2. [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1919). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55(2286):549-604, pls. 50-59. (18-vi-1919). [details]
additional source Stebbing, T.R.R. (1898). Genus Sphyrion Cuvier. <em>Report. of the Marine Biologist.</em> :197-199. [details]
additional source Lüling, K.H. (1951). Neuere Untersuchungen über die Parasiten des Rotbarsches: Sebastes Marinus (L.). [Recent studies on the parasites of the redfish: Sebastes Marinus (L.).]. <em>Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde.</em> 15:8-24, abb. 1-4, tabs. 1-5 [in German]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dippenaar, S.M. & M.M. Sebone. (2022). Morphology of Three Sphyrion (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Sphyriidae) Species Infecting Teleost Fishes off South Africa with the First Description of Males of Two Species. <em>Diversity-Basel.</em> 14:1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/d14110929 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Ho, J.S. (1990). Historical biogeography of Sphyrion (Copepoda: Sphyriidae). In: Reimer, L.W. (ed.). Proceedings of the workshop on 'Sphyrion lumpi.' Lähnwitz, Germany, 3-5 October 1989 :4-22. (Bound in Reimer, 1990.) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Tyvold, B. (1914). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Sphyrion Cuv. [Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Sphyrion Cuv.]. <em>Bergens Museums Aarbog.</em> 1914(1): 1-48, figs. 1-10, pls. 1-2. [details]
additional source Wilson, C.B. (1919). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 55(2286):549-604, pls. 50-59. (18-vi-1919). [details]
additional source Stebbing, T.R.R. (1898). Genus Sphyrion Cuvier. <em>Report. of the Marine Biologist.</em> :197-199. [details]
additional source Lüling, K.H. (1951). Neuere Untersuchungen über die Parasiten des Rotbarsches: Sebastes Marinus (L.). [Recent studies on the parasites of the redfish: Sebastes Marinus (L.).]. <em>Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde.</em> 15:8-24, abb. 1-4, tabs. 1-5 [in German]. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dippenaar, S.M. & M.M. Sebone. (2022). Morphology of Three Sphyrion (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Sphyriidae) Species Infecting Teleost Fishes off South Africa with the First Description of Males of Two Species. <em>Diversity-Basel.</em> 14:1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/d14110929 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lesteira 
(from synonym Lesteira Krøyer, 1863)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lestes (from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sphyrion
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lesteira (from synonym Lesteira Krøyer, 1863)
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lestes (from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lestes) (from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyrion)
To Genbank
To ITIS
(from synonym Lesteira Krøyer, 1863)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lestes
(from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sphyrion
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lesteira
(from synonym Lesteira Krøyer, 1863)3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lestes
(from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lestes) (from synonym Lestes Krøyer, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphyrion)
To Genbank
To ITIS
