WoRMS taxon details
Micropsammis Gee & Huys, 1991
115291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115291)
accepted
Genus
Micropsammis noodti Mielke, 1975 (type by subsequent designation)
Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
- Species Micropsammis noodti Mielke, 1975
- Species Micropsammis galapagoensis Mielke, 1997 accepted as Telopsammis galapagoensis (Mielke, 1997)
- Species Micropsammis secunda Mielke, 1975 accepted as Telopsammis secunda (Mielke, 1975)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gee, J.M. & R. Huys. (1991). A review of Paranannopidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with claviform aesthetascs on oral appendages. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 25(5): 1135-1169. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939100770741 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 (Family Pseudotachidiidae)
Mielke (1975: 40) established this genus for two new species,...
Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 (Family Pseudotachidiidae)
Mielke (1975: 40) established this genus for two new species,...
Taxonomy
Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 (Family Pseudotachidiidae)
Mielke (1975: 40) established this genus for two new species, Micropsammis noodti Mielke, 1975 and M. secunda Mielke, 1975 but neglected to fix a type species, rendering the generic name Micropsammis unavailable. Gee and Huys (1991: 1154) proposed a new genus Telopsammis for M. secunda and inadvertently made the generic name Micropsammis available by designating M. noodti as the type species (p. 1146) and by providing an amended generic diagnosis (p. 1145) (ICZN Arts 13.1.1 and 13.3). Huys et al. (1996), Willen (2000) and Boxshall and Halsey (2004) continued to credit Mielke (1975) with the authorship but based on the type fixation the genus should be cited as Micropsammis Gee & Huys, 1991 with the new combination, Micropsammis noodti (Mielke, 1975), as the type and only originally included species. Mielke (1997) argued against the recognition of the genus Telopsammis but his opinion appears to have gathered no support (Willen 2000; Boxshall & Halsey 2004; Wells 2007; Kornev & Chertoprud 2008). Five out of seven synapomorphies shared by Telopsammis and Leptotachidia Becker, 1974 [characters (2)–(5) and (7) identified by Gee and Huys (1991: 1153)] are also displayed by Micropsammis galapagoensis Mielke, 1997, and this suggests it cannot be maintained in Micropsammis. It is here tentatively removed to Telopsammis as T. galapagoensis (Mielke, 1997) comb. nov. A third species, Telopsammis pelobionta, was recently described by Kornev and Chertoprud (2008: 183).
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Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 (Family Pseudotachidiidae)
Mielke (1975: 40) established this genus for two new species, Micropsammis noodti Mielke, 1975 and M. secunda Mielke, 1975 but neglected to fix a type species, rendering the generic name Micropsammis unavailable. Gee and Huys (1991: 1154) proposed a new genus Telopsammis for M. secunda and inadvertently made the generic name Micropsammis available by designating M. noodti as the type species (p. 1146) and by providing an amended generic diagnosis (p. 1145) (ICZN Arts 13.1.1 and 13.3). Huys et al. (1996), Willen (2000) and Boxshall and Halsey (2004) continued to credit Mielke (1975) with the authorship but based on the type fixation the genus should be cited as Micropsammis Gee & Huys, 1991 with the new combination, Micropsammis noodti (Mielke, 1975), as the type and only originally included species. Mielke (1997) argued against the recognition of the genus Telopsammis but his opinion appears to have gathered no support (Willen 2000; Boxshall & Halsey 2004; Wells 2007; Kornev & Chertoprud 2008). Five out of seven synapomorphies shared by Telopsammis and Leptotachidia Becker, 1974 [characters (2)–(5) and (7) identified by Gee and Huys (1991: 1153)] are also displayed by Micropsammis galapagoensis Mielke, 1997, and this suggests it cannot be maintained in Micropsammis. It is here tentatively removed to Telopsammis as T. galapagoensis (Mielke, 1997) comb. nov. A third species, Telopsammis pelobionta, was recently described by Kornev and Chertoprud (2008: 183).
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Micropsammis Gee & Huys, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115291 on 2024-08-16
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original description
Gee, J.M. & R. Huys. (1991). A review of Paranannopidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with claviform aesthetascs on oral appendages. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 25(5): 1135-1169. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939100770741 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Micropsammis Mielke, 1975) Mielke, W. (1975). Systematik der Copepoda eines Sandstrandes der Nordseeinsel Sylt. <em>Mikrofauna Meeresbodens, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (.</em> 52:1-134, figs. 1-87. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 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) [details] Available for editors
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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
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original description (of Micropsammis Mielke, 1975) Mielke, W. (1975). Systematik der Copepoda eines Sandstrandes der Nordseeinsel Sylt. <em>Mikrofauna Meeresbodens, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (.</em> 52:1-134, figs. 1-87. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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 PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
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
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Taxonomy Micropsammis Mielke, 1975 (Family Pseudotachidiidae)
Mielke (1975: 40) established this genus for two new species, Micropsammis noodti Mielke, 1975 and M. secunda Mielke, 1975 but neglected to fix a type species, rendering the generic name Micropsammis unavailable. Gee and Huys (1991: 1154) proposed a new genus Telopsammis for M. secunda and inadvertently made the generic name Micropsammis available by designating M. noodti as the type species (p. 1146) and by providing an amended generic diagnosis (p. 1145) (ICZN Arts 13.1.1 and 13.3). Huys et al. (1996), Willen (2000) and Boxshall and Halsey (2004) continued to credit Mielke (1975) with the authorship but based on the type fixation the genus should be cited as Micropsammis Gee & Huys, 1991 with the new combination, Micropsammis noodti (Mielke, 1975), as the type and only originally included species. Mielke (1997) argued against the recognition of the genus Telopsammis but his opinion appears to have gathered no support (Willen 2000; Boxshall & Halsey 2004; Wells 2007; Kornev & Chertoprud 2008). Five out of seven synapomorphies shared by Telopsammis and Leptotachidia Becker, 1974 [characters (2)–(5) and (7) identified by Gee and Huys (1991: 1153)] are also displayed by Micropsammis galapagoensis Mielke, 1997, and this suggests it cannot be maintained in Micropsammis. It is here tentatively removed to Telopsammis as T. galapagoensis (Mielke, 1997) comb. nov. A third species, Telopsammis pelobionta, was recently described by Kornev and Chertoprud (2008: 183).
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