Copepoda taxon details

Alteutha Baird, 1846

Alteutha depressa from Sars, G.O. 1904
Alteutha depressa from Sars, G.O. 1904

115427  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115427)

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Genus
Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837) (type by original designation)
Carillus Goodsir, 1845 · unaccepted (although a senior synonym of...)  
although a senior synonym of Alteutha, this was treated as a nomen oblitum by Huys, 2010
Sterope Goodsir, 1845 · unaccepted (although a senior synonym of...)  
although a senior synonym of Alteutha, this was treated as a nomen oblitum by Huys, 2010

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  1. Species Alteutha aberrans Czerniavski, 1868
  2. Species Alteutha alsagopu Gómez & Varela, 2013
  3. Species Alteutha armata Krichagin, 1873
  4. Species Alteutha crenulata (Brady, 1880)
  5. Species Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837)
  6. Species Alteutha dubia Scott T., 1912
  7. Species Alteutha interrupta (Goodsir, 1845)
  8. Species Alteutha islandica Apostolov, 2021
  9. Species Alteutha langi Monk, 1941
  10. Species Alteutha litoralis Pallares, 1968
  11. Species Alteutha nana Brady, 1910
  12. Species Alteutha novaezealandiae (Brady, 1899)
  13. Species Alteutha oblonga (Goodsir, 1845)
  14. Species Alteutha ovalis (Goodsir, 1845)
  15. Species Alteutha polarsternae Dahms, 1992
  16. Species Alteutha potter Veit-Köhler & Fuentes, 2007
  17. Species Alteutha rara Jakobi, 1954
  18. Species Alteutha roeae Hicks, 1982
  19. Species Alteutha sarsi Monard, 1924
  20. Species Alteutha sewelli Krishnaswamy, 1952
  21. Species Alteutha signata Brady, 1910
  22. Species Alteutha spinicauda Nicholls, 1941
  23. Species Alteutha trisetosa Lang, 1936
  24. Species Alteutha typica Czerniavski, 1868
  25. Species Alteutha austrina Scott T., 1912 accepted as Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837) (junior subjective synonym according to Hicks, 1982)
  26. Species Alteutha bopyroides Claus, 1863 accepted as Alteutha interrupta (Goodsir, 1845)
  27. Species Alteutha norvegica Boeck, 1865 accepted as Alteutha interrupta (Goodsir, 1845)
  28. Species Alteutha purpurocincta Norman, 1869 accepted as Eupelte purpurocincta (Norman, 1869)
  29. Species Alteutha villosa Brady, 1910 accepted as Eupelte villosa (Brady, 1910)
  30. Species Alteutha messinensis Carus, 1885 represented as Alteutha messinensis messinensis Carus, 1885
    1. Subspecies Alteutha messinensis maeotica Jakubisiak, 1938
    2. Subspecies Alteutha messinensis messinensis Carus, 1885
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, W. (1845). Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.</em> 2:145-158.
page(s): 155 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Taxonomy Goodsir (1845) established the genus Sterope Goodsir, 1845 for three new species, S. ovalis, S. armatus and S. interruptus,...  
Taxonomy Goodsir (1845) established the genus Sterope Goodsir, 1845 for three new species, S. ovalis, S. armatus and S. interruptus, and created another genus, Carrillus Goodsir, 1845, for the type and only species C. oblongus Goodsir, 1845. Boeck (1865: 272) synonymized Carillus [subsequent emendation of Carrillus Goodsir, 1845 by Vosmaer (1885: 218)] with Alteutha Baird, 1846b (type species: Cyclops depressus Baird, 1837). Similarly, Claus (1889: 6) regarded Sterope also as a synonym of Alteutha. Both A. oblonga (Goodsir, 1845) and A. interrupta (Goodsir, 1845) are now considered valid species while S. ovalis and S. armatus are treated as species incertae sedis in Alteutha (Wells 2007: 77). However, both Sterope and Carillus are senior subjective synonyms of Alteutha. Although the publication date is usually quoted as 1845 (Lang 1948; Wells 2007), in reality Baird’s (1846b: 155) diagnosis was not published until June 1846 while Goodsir’s genera were published in November 1845 and hence, in accordance with the Principle of Priority, take precedence over Alteutha. In the interest of nomenclatural stability, prevailing usage can be maintained since both senior synonyms have not been used as valid names since 1899 (ICZN Art. 23.9.1.1) and Alteutha has been used as a valid name in at least 25 works, published by at least 10 authors in the last 50 years (ICZN Art. 23.9.1.2) [e.g. Por 1960a; Wiborg 1964; Lang 1965; Pallares 1968a; Fives 1969; Apostolov 1973; Gharagozlou-Van Ginneken 1976; Wells 1976, 2007; Hicks 1977, 1982, 1986a; Coffin 1981; McClelland 1982; Apostolov & Marinov 1988; Dahms 1992, 1993a; Song & Chang 1995; Huys et al. 1996; Bodin 1997; Mitwally & Montagna 2001; Apostolov & Pandourski 2002; Duggan et al. 2006; Kane 2007; Michels 2007; Veit-Köhler & Fuentes 2007a, 2007b]. In accordance with ICZN Art. 23.9.2 the junior synonym Alteutha Baird, 1846b is considered the valid name (nomen protectum) which has precedence over the older names Sterope Goodsir, 1845 and Carillus Goodsir, 1845 (nomina oblita). Since this is a case of subjective synonymy, whenever Sterope and/or Carillus are not regarded as synonyms of Alteutha, the older synonyms may be used as valid names (ICZN Art. 23.9.2).
It should also be noted that Dana (1854: 1179) proposed the subfamily Steropinae for the genera Zaus Goodsir, 1845 and Sterope (type genus) (he is less explicit about the inclusion of Porcellidium Claus, 1860). This family-group name is a senior subjective synonym of the name Peltidiidae (type genus Peltidium Philippi, 1839) which is generally attributed to Sars (1904b) (e.g. Lang 1948; Seifried 2003; Boxshall & Halsey 2004). Wells (2007: 101) recently pointed out that the authorship and date of the name lies with Claus (1860: 5) who first published it in vernacular format as “Familie der Peltidien” and subsequently latinized it – as Peltididae or Peltidinae – in his later work (Claus 1862: 89; 1863: 92, 137; 1891: 429). However, in none of these contributions did Claus make the name Peltidiidae available since a family-group name when first published must be formed from the stem of an available generic name then used as valid in the new family- group taxon; the use of the stem alone in forming the name is only accepted as evidence that the author used the generic name as valid in the new family-group taxon if there is no evidence to the contrary (ICZN Art. 11.7.1.1). Claus (1860, 1862, 1863, 1891) did not include Peltidium as a valid genus in his family-group name but regarded it a possible synonym of Oniscidium Claus, 1860 (one of the five genera included, the others being Alteutha, Porcellidium, Zaus and Eupelte Claus, 1860). The first author to make the name Peltidiidae available is Boeck (1873: 58) who proposed the subfamily Peltidinae in the family Harpactidae, accommodating the genera Peltidium (including its junior synonym Oniscidium), Scutellidium Claus, 1866 and Aspediscus [sic] Norman, 1869.
Since the name Steropinae has not been used [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Alteutha Baird, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115427 on 2024-04-18
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Huys, Rony
2010-11-24 20:04:04Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff
2011-11-15 15:58:27Z
changed
Boxshall, Geoff
2015-02-23 08:14:28Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad
2023-02-19 17:20:45Z
changed
Walter, T. Chad

original description Baird, W. (1845). Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the Club. <em>History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club.</em> 2:145-158.
page(s): 155 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Carillus Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Sterope Goodsir, 1845) Goodsir, H.D.S. (1845). On several new species of crustaceans allied to <i>Saphirina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 16: 325-327. Pl. 11. (xi-1845)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/60376#/summary [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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  PDF available 

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): 155 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
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Taxonomy Goodsir (1845) established the genus Sterope Goodsir, 1845 for three new species, S. ovalis, S. armatus and S. interruptus, and created another genus, Carrillus Goodsir, 1845, for the type and only species C. oblongus Goodsir, 1845. Boeck (1865: 272) synonymized Carillus [subsequent emendation of Carrillus Goodsir, 1845 by Vosmaer (1885: 218)] with Alteutha Baird, 1846b (type species: Cyclops depressus Baird, 1837). Similarly, Claus (1889: 6) regarded Sterope also as a synonym of Alteutha. Both A. oblonga (Goodsir, 1845) and A. interrupta (Goodsir, 1845) are now considered valid species while S. ovalis and S. armatus are treated as species incertae sedis in Alteutha (Wells 2007: 77). However, both Sterope and Carillus are senior subjective synonyms of Alteutha. Although the publication date is usually quoted as 1845 (Lang 1948; Wells 2007), in reality Baird’s (1846b: 155) diagnosis was not published until June 1846 while Goodsir’s genera were published in November 1845 and hence, in accordance with the Principle of Priority, take precedence over Alteutha. In the interest of nomenclatural stability, prevailing usage can be maintained since both senior synonyms have not been used as valid names since 1899 (ICZN Art. 23.9.1.1) and Alteutha has been used as a valid name in at least 25 works, published by at least 10 authors in the last 50 years (ICZN Art. 23.9.1.2) [e.g. Por 1960a; Wiborg 1964; Lang 1965; Pallares 1968a; Fives 1969; Apostolov 1973; Gharagozlou-Van Ginneken 1976; Wells 1976, 2007; Hicks 1977, 1982, 1986a; Coffin 1981; McClelland 1982; Apostolov & Marinov 1988; Dahms 1992, 1993a; Song & Chang 1995; Huys et al. 1996; Bodin 1997; Mitwally & Montagna 2001; Apostolov & Pandourski 2002; Duggan et al. 2006; Kane 2007; Michels 2007; Veit-Köhler & Fuentes 2007a, 2007b]. In accordance with ICZN Art. 23.9.2 the junior synonym Alteutha Baird, 1846b is considered the valid name (nomen protectum) which has precedence over the older names Sterope Goodsir, 1845 and Carillus Goodsir, 1845 (nomina oblita). Since this is a case of subjective synonymy, whenever Sterope and/or Carillus are not regarded as synonyms of Alteutha, the older synonyms may be used as valid names (ICZN Art. 23.9.2).
It should also be noted that Dana (1854: 1179) proposed the subfamily Steropinae for the genera Zaus Goodsir, 1845 and Sterope (type genus) (he is less explicit about the inclusion of Porcellidium Claus, 1860). This family-group name is a senior subjective synonym of the name Peltidiidae (type genus Peltidium Philippi, 1839) which is generally attributed to Sars (1904b) (e.g. Lang 1948; Seifried 2003; Boxshall & Halsey 2004). Wells (2007: 101) recently pointed out that the authorship and date of the name lies with Claus (1860: 5) who first published it in vernacular format as “Familie der Peltidien” and subsequently latinized it – as Peltididae or Peltidinae – in his later work (Claus 1862: 89; 1863: 92, 137; 1891: 429). However, in none of these contributions did Claus make the name Peltidiidae available since a family-group name when first published must be formed from the stem of an available generic name then used as valid in the new family- group taxon; the use of the stem alone in forming the name is only accepted as evidence that the author used the generic name as valid in the new family-group taxon if there is no evidence to the contrary (ICZN Art. 11.7.1.1). Claus (1860, 1862, 1863, 1891) did not include Peltidium as a valid genus in his family-group name but regarded it a possible synonym of Oniscidium Claus, 1860 (one of the five genera included, the others being Alteutha, Porcellidium, Zaus and Eupelte Claus, 1860). The first author to make the name Peltidiidae available is Boeck (1873: 58) who proposed the subfamily Peltidinae in the family Harpactidae, accommodating the genera Peltidium (including its junior synonym Oniscidium), Scutellidium Claus, 1866 and Aspediscus [sic] Norman, 1869.
Since the name Steropinae has not been used [details]
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Alteutha Document hosted within Copepoda 
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Carillus Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Carillus Goodsir, 1845)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Sterope Document hosted within Copepoda (from synonym Sterope Goodsir, 1845)
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Alteutha depressa from Sars, G.O. 1904
Alteutha depressa from Sars, G.O. 1904
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