WoRMS name details
Lepeophtheirus insignis Wilson C.B., 1908
352738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:352738)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1908). North American parasitic copepods: a list of those found upon the fishes of the Pacific coast, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35(1652):431-481, pls. 66-83. (10-xii-1908). [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lepeophtheirus insignis Wilson C.B., 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=352738 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, C.B. (1908). North American parasitic copepods: a list of those found upon the fishes of the Pacific coast, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35(1652):431-481, pls. 66-83. (10-xii-1908). [details]
Other
additional source
Barnard, K.H. (1955). South African parasitic Copepoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 41(5):223-312, figs. 1-33. (ii-1955). [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Hewitt, G.C. (1964). The occurrence of Lepeophtheirus insignis Wilson (Copepoda parasitica) in New Zealand waters and its relationship to L. molae Heegaard. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology 4(8):153-155, fig. 1, pls. 1-2. (23-iii-1964) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Hewitt, G.C. (1964). The occurrence of Lepeophtheirus insignis Wilson (Copepoda parasitica) in New Zealand waters and its relationship to L. molae Heegaard. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology 4(8):153-155, fig. 1, pls. 1-2. (23-iii-1964) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
