African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Nemesis versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913

AfReMaS taxon details

Nemesis versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913

AphiaID

353687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:353687)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Nemesis Risso, 1826

Original name

Nemesis versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913

Environment

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

Original description

Wilson, C.B. (1913). Crustacean parasites of West Indian fishes and land crabs, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1950):189-227, pls. 18-53. (3-iv-1913), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1950.189 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Nemesis versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=353687 on 2026-07-16

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. Nemesis versicolor Wilson C.B., 1913. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=353687 on 2026-07-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Wilson, C.B. (1913). Crustacean parasites of West Indian fishes and land crabs, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1950):189-227, pls. 18-53. (3-iv-1913), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1950.189 [details]

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): 668 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemesis versicolor; USNM 42294)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemesis versicolor; USNM 42294, 43602)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 43602)
To ITIS

Unreviewed

To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemesis versicolor; USNM 42294)

Hosted externally

To NMNH Extant Collection (Nemesis versicolor; USNM 42294, 43602)

Hosted externally