African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS name details

Paracandacia Grice, 1963

AphiaID

104158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104158)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Boxshall & Halsey 2004 synonomized this)

Accepted name

Candacia Dana, 1846

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Paracandacia truncata (Dana, 1849-1852) accepted as Candacia truncata (Dana, 1849-1852) (type by original designation)

Parent

Candaciidae Giesbrecht, 1893

Original name

Paracandacia Grice, 1963

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Species Paracandacia bispinosa (Claus, 1863) accepted as Candacia bispinosa Claus, 1863
Species Paracandacia simplex (Giesbrecht, 1889) accepted as Candacia simplex (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Species Paracandacia truncata (Dana, 1849-1852) accepted as Candacia truncata (Dana, 1849-1852)

Environment

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

Original description

Grice, G.D. (1963). A revision of the genus Candacia (Copepoda: Calanoida) with an annotated list of species and a key for their identification. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 38(10):171-194, figs. 1-73. (27-v-1963) [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Paracandacia Grice, 1963. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104158 on 2026-09-11

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Paracandacia Grice, 1963. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104158 on 2026-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-08-29 00:04:21Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-28 11:54:50Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Grice, G.D. (1963). A revision of the genus Candacia (Copepoda: Calanoida) with an annotated list of species and a key for their identification. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 38(10):171-194, figs. 1-73. (27-v-1963) [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Ayón, P., M.I. Criales-Hernández, R. Schwamborn & H.J. Hirche. (2008). Zooplankton research off Peru: A review. Progress in Oceanography. 79(2-4):238-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2008.10.020 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Mauchline, J. (1988). Taxonomic value of pore pattern in the integument of calanoid copepods (Crustacea). Journal of Zoology, London 214(4):697-749., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1988.tb03768.x [details] Available for editors

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Osore, M.K.W., F. Fiers & M.H. Daro. (2004). Distribution and abundance of Candacia Dana, 1846 and Paracandacia Grice, 1963 (Copepoda, Calanoida, Candaciidae) off the Kenya coast. Wesetern Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Sciences 3(2):189-197. [details] Available for editors

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Paracandacia

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