Marine Species Traits - Parapetalus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861

Traits taxon details

Parapetalus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861

AphiaID

347711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347711)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Parapetalus orientalis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (type by original designation)

Parent

Caligidae Burmeister, 1835

Original name

Parapetalus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861

Direct children (9)

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Species Parapetalus dewani Pillai & Hameed, 1981
Species Parapetalus longipennatus Rangnekar, 1956
Species Parapetalus occidentalis Wilson C.B., 1908
Species Parapetalus orientalis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861
Species Parapetalus caudatus Gnanamuthu, 1950 accepted as Caligus caudatus (Gnanamuthu, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Parapetalus gunteri Pearse, 1952 accepted as Parapetalus occidentalis Wilson C.B., 1908 (synonym according to Ho & Lin, 2001)
Species Parapetalus hirsutus (Bassett-Smith, 1898) accepted as Caligus hirsutus Bassett-Smith, 1898 (generic transfer according to Boxshall (2018))
Species Parapetalus parapetalopsis (Hameed & Pillai, 1973) accepted as Caligus parapetalopsis Hameed & Pillai, 1973
Species Parapetalus spinosus Byrnes T., 1986 accepted as Caligus seriolicolus Boxshall, 2018 (Generic transfer and secondary homonymy)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

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.]. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn. (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Parapetalus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347711 on 2025-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Parapetalus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347711 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 11:49:29Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2010-06-16 16:06:10Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-02-21 12:42:30Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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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.]. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn. (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528 [details]

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 374 [details] Available for editors

Definitions

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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Parapetalus

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Parapetalus

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