Marine Species Traits - Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971

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Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971

AphiaID

347895 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347895)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pseudorbitacolax varunae (Bennet, 1968) (type by original designation)

Parent

Bomolochidae Claus, 1875

Original name

Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971

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Species Pseudorbitacolax fimbriatus Cressey & Cressey, 1980
Species Pseudorbitacolax nudus (Cressey & Boyle, 1973)
Species Pseudorbitacolax varunae (Bennet, 1968)

Environment

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

Original description

Pillai, N.K. (1971). On the transfer of Bomolochus varunae Bennet to Pseudorbitacolax gen. nov. (Copepoda: Bomolochidae). Journal of the Zoological Society of India 23(1):13-19, figs. 1-2. (xi-1971) [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pseudorbitacolax Pillai, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347895 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2008-07-15 11:49:29Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2022-05-17 14:21:35Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Pillai, N.K. (1971). On the transfer of Bomolochus varunae Bennet to Pseudorbitacolax gen. nov. (Copepoda: Bomolochidae). Journal of the Zoological Society of India 23(1):13-19, figs. 1-2. (xi-1971) [details] Available for editors

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Other

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): 83 [details] Available for editors

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Definitions

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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Pseudorbitacolax

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Pseudorbitacolax

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudorbitacolax)
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