WoRMS taxon details
Paramesochra Scott T., 1892
115422 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115422)
accepted
Genus
Paramesochra dubia Scott T., 1892 (type by original designation)
- Species Paramesochra acutata Klie, 1935
- Species Paramesochra borealis Geddes, 1981
- Species Paramesochra brevifurca Galhano, 1970
- Species Paramesochra denticulata Rao & Ganapati, 1969
- Species Paramesochra dubia Scott T., 1892
- Species Paramesochra helgolandica Kunz, 1936
- Species Paramesochra kunzi Mielke, 1984
- Species Paramesochra longicaudata Nicholls, 1945
- Species Paramesochra marisalbi Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008
- Species Paramesochra mielkei Huys, 1987
- Species Paramesochra mirabilis Back & Lee, 2013
- Species Paramesochra ornata Krishnaswamy, 1957
- Species Paramesochra parasimilis Back & Lee, 2013
- Species Paramesochra pterocaudata Kunz, 1936
- Species Paramesochra pungdoensis Back & Lee, 2013
- Species Paramesochra similis Kunz, 1936
- Species Paramesochra taeana Back & Lee, 2010
- Species Paramesochra unaspina Mielke, 1984
- Species Paramesochra arctica Lang, 1936 accepted as Paraleptopsyllus arcticus (Lang, 1936) accepted as Leptopsyllus arcticus (Lang, 1936) represented as Leptopsyllus (Paraleptopsyllus) arcticus (Lang, 1936)
- Species Paramesochra arenicola Krishnaswamy, 1957 (unaccepted > interim unpublished, Krishnaswamy 1957 unpublished thesis)
- Species Paramesochra australis Mielke, 1994 accepted as Psammoleptomesochra australis Mielke, 1994 (incorrect combination created in Bodin, 1997)
- Species Paramesochra capensis (Krishnaswamy, 1957) accepted as Emertonia capensis Krishnaswamy, 1957 accepted as Kliopsyllus capensis (Krishnaswamy, 1957)
- Species Paramesochra coelebs Monard, 1935 accepted as Emertonia coelebs (Monard, 1935)
- Species Paramesochra constricta (Nicholls, 1935) accepted as Emertonia constricta (Nicholls, 1935)
- Species Paramesochra enalia Krishnaswamy, 1957 accepted as Emertonia enalia (Krishnaswamy, 1957)
- Species Paramesochra gigas Wells, 1965 accepted as Kliopsyllus gigas (Wells, 1965) accepted as Scottopsyllus (Wellsopsyllus) gigas (Wells, 1965) accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Wellsopsyllus) gigas (Wells, 1965)
- Species Paramesochra herdmani Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1900 accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Scottopsyllus) herdmani (Thompson & Scott, 1900)
- Species Paramesochra holsatica Klie, 1929 accepted as Emertonia holsatica (Klie, 1929)
- Species Paramesochra intermedia (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Intermediopsyllus) intermedius (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
- Species Paramesochra laurentica Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Kliopsyllus laurenticus (Nicholls, 1939) accepted as Emertonia laurentica (Nicholls, 1939)
- Species Paramesochra longisetosa Krishnaswamy, 1951 accepted as Emertonia longisetosa (Krishnaswamy, 1951)
- Species Paramesochra major Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Kliopsyllus major (Nicholls, 1939) accepted as Emertonia major (Nicholls, 1939)
- Species Paramesochra minor (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Scottopsyllus) minor (Scott, T. & Scott A., 1895)
- Species Paramesochra minuta Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Intermediopsyllus) minutus (Nicholls, 1939) (see Huys, 2009 - table 2)
- Species Paramesochra orotavae Noodt, 1958 accepted as Emertonia constricta orotavae (Noodt, 1958)
- Species Paramesochra perharidiensis Wells, 1963 accepted as Emertonia perharidiensis (Wells, 1963)
- Species Paramesochra pontica Şerban, 1959 accepted as Kliopsyllus ponticus (Şerban, 1959) accepted as Emertonia pontica (Şerban, 1959)
- Species Paramesochra psammobionta Noodt, 1964 accepted as Emertonia psammobionta (Noodt, 1964)
- Species Paramesochra psammophila Noodt, 1964 accepted as Emertonia psammophila (Noodt, 1964)
- Species Paramesochra pseudogracilis Krishnaswamy, 1957 accepted as Emertonia pseudogracilis Krishnaswamy, 1957 accepted as Kliopsyllus pseudogracilis (Krishnaswamy, 1957)
- Species Paramesochra pygmaea Nicholls, 1939 accepted as Emertonia pygmaea (Nicholls, 1939)
- Species Paramesochra robertsoni Scott T. & Scott A., 1895 accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Scottopsyllus) robertsoni (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
- Species Paramesochra wilsoni Krishnaswamy, 1957 accepted as Kliopsyllus wilsoni (Krishnaswamy, 1957) (thesis manuscript name never publsjed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Paramesochra Scott T., 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115422 on 2025-05-14
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Scott, T. (1892). III. Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part IV. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 10(3):244-272, pls. 7-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46705191
page(s): 251 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 251 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Kunz, H. (1962). Revision der Paramesochridae (Crust. Copepoda). <em>Kieler Meeresforschungen.</em> 18(2):245-257, figs. 1-34. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>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.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 251 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>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.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 251 [details] Available for editors
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