WoRMS taxon details
Mesochra Boeck, 1865
115241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115241)
accepted
Genus
Mesochra lilljeborgii Boeck, 1865 (type by subsequent designation)
Apsteinia Schmeil, 1894 · unaccepted (synonym)
Paratachidius Brady & Robertson, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Mesochra alaskana Wilson M.S., 1958
Species Mesochra anomala Klie, 1950
Species Mesochra arenicola Nicholls, 1939
Species Mesochra baylyi Hamond, 1971
Species Mesochra bisetosa Lee & Chang, 2008
Species Mesochra bodini Kunz, 1975
Species Mesochra dulcicula Jakobi, 1956
Species Mesochra flava Lang, 1933
Species Mesochra freyri Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra gracilis (Brady & Robertson, 1873)
Species Mesochra heldti Monard, 1935
Species Mesochra hinumaensis Kikuchi Y., 1972
Species Mesochra huysi Suárez-Morales & Fuentes-Reinés, 2015
Species Mesochra inconspicua (Scott T., 1895)
Species Mesochra inermis (Brady, 1902)
Species Mesochra ingolfssoni Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra lilljeborgii Boeck, 1865
Species Mesochra lindbergi Petkovski, 1964
Species Mesochra lybica Blanchard & Richard, 1891
Species Mesochra meridionalis Sars G.O., 1905
Species Mesochra mexicana Wilson M.S., 1971
Species Mesochra nana Brady, 1910
Species Mesochra oligochaeta Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008
Species Mesochra pacifica Gómez-Noguera & Fiers, 1997
Species Mesochra pallaresae Soyer, 1977
Species Mesochra paranaensis Jakobi, 1954
Species Mesochra parva Thomson J.M., 1946
Species Mesochra pestai Lang, 1948
Species Mesochra pontica Marcus, 1965
Species Mesochra pseudoparva Gómez-Noguera & Fiers, 1997
Species Mesochra quadrispinosa Shen & Tai, 1965
Species Mesochra rapiens (Schmeil, 1894)
Species Mesochra robertsoni Brady, 1880
Species Mesochra rostrata Gurney, 1927
Species Mesochra schmidti Mielke, 1974
Species Mesochra sewelli Lang, 1948
Species Mesochra snoppa Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra stellfeldi Jakobi, 1954
Species Mesochra suifunensis Borutzky, 1952
Species Mesochra timsae Gurney, 1927
Species Mesochra wolskii Jakubisiak, 1933
Species Mesochra xenopoda Monard, 1935
Species Mesochra adriatica Car, 1884 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra amoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Mesochra armoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (Synonym)
Species Mesochra apostolovi Bodin, 1971 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra aralensis Borutzky, 1927 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aralensis Borutzky, 1927 (synonym)
Species Mesochra armoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (Synonym)
Species Mesochra arupinensis Brian, 1925 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (synonym)
Species Mesochra blanchardi Richard, 1889 accepted as Cletocamptus blanchardi (Richard, 1889) accepted as Cletocamptus retrogressus Schmankevitsch, 1875
Species Mesochra deitersi Richard, 1897 accepted as Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard, 1897)
Species Mesochra exigua Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Cletomesochra exigua (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Heteropsyllus exiguus (Sars G.O., 1911)
Species Mesochra hirticornis (Scott T., 1895) accepted as Mesochra rapiens (Schmeil, 1894) (synonym)
Species Mesochra kroyeri Boeck, 1865 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra macintoshi Scott T. & Scott A., 1895 accepted as Leptomesochra macintoshi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Leptameira macintoshi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
Species Mesochra minuta Boeck, 1872 accepted as Normanella minuta (Boeck, 1872)
Species Mesochra neotropica Jakobi, 1956 accepted as Amphibiperita neotropica (Jakobi, 1956) (synonym)
Species Mesochra pallaresi Soyer, 1977 accepted as Mesochra pallaresae Soyer, 1977 (species named in honor of Dr. Rosa Pallares; thus, gender is feminine (Wells 2007))
Species Mesochra paranensis Jakobi, 1954 accepted as Mesochra paranaensis Jakobi, 1954 (misspelling)
Species Mesochra pontica Apostolov, 1969 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra propinqua Scott T., 1895 accepted as Psyllocamptus propinquus (Scott T., 1895)
Species Mesochra salina Labbé, 1924 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra spinicauda Scott T. & Scott A., 1895 accepted as Paraleptastacus spinicauda (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Paraleptastacus spinicaudus (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
Species Mesochra aestuarii Gurney, 1921 represented as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra pygmaea (Claus, 1863) represented as Mesochra pygmaea pygmaea (Claus, 1863)
Species Mesochra prowazeki Douwe, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as species inquirenda by Wells (2007))
Species Mesochra reducta Klie, 1950 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, validity questioned (Petkovski, 1964), listed as species inquirenda (Wells , 2007))
Species Mesochra anomala Klie, 1950
Species Mesochra arenicola Nicholls, 1939
Species Mesochra baylyi Hamond, 1971
Species Mesochra bisetosa Lee & Chang, 2008
Species Mesochra bodini Kunz, 1975
Species Mesochra dulcicula Jakobi, 1956
Species Mesochra flava Lang, 1933
Species Mesochra freyri Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra gracilis (Brady & Robertson, 1873)
Species Mesochra heldti Monard, 1935
Species Mesochra hinumaensis Kikuchi Y., 1972
Species Mesochra huysi Suárez-Morales & Fuentes-Reinés, 2015
Species Mesochra inconspicua (Scott T., 1895)
Species Mesochra inermis (Brady, 1902)
Species Mesochra ingolfssoni Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra lilljeborgii Boeck, 1865
Species Mesochra lindbergi Petkovski, 1964
Species Mesochra lybica Blanchard & Richard, 1891
Species Mesochra meridionalis Sars G.O., 1905
Species Mesochra mexicana Wilson M.S., 1971
Species Mesochra nana Brady, 1910
Species Mesochra oligochaeta Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008
Species Mesochra pacifica Gómez-Noguera & Fiers, 1997
Species Mesochra pallaresae Soyer, 1977
Species Mesochra paranaensis Jakobi, 1954
Species Mesochra parva Thomson J.M., 1946
Species Mesochra pestai Lang, 1948
Species Mesochra pontica Marcus, 1965
Species Mesochra pseudoparva Gómez-Noguera & Fiers, 1997
Species Mesochra quadrispinosa Shen & Tai, 1965
Species Mesochra rapiens (Schmeil, 1894)
Species Mesochra robertsoni Brady, 1880
Species Mesochra rostrata Gurney, 1927
Species Mesochra schmidti Mielke, 1974
Species Mesochra sewelli Lang, 1948
Species Mesochra snoppa Gomez & Steinarsdóttir, 2007
Species Mesochra stellfeldi Jakobi, 1954
Species Mesochra suifunensis Borutzky, 1952
Species Mesochra timsae Gurney, 1927
Species Mesochra wolskii Jakubisiak, 1933
Species Mesochra xenopoda Monard, 1935
Species Mesochra adriatica Car, 1884 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra amoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Mesochra armoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (Synonym)
Species Mesochra apostolovi Bodin, 1971 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra aralensis Borutzky, 1927 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aralensis Borutzky, 1927 (synonym)
Species Mesochra armoricana Monard, 1935 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (Synonym)
Species Mesochra arupinensis Brian, 1925 accepted as Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) (synonym)
Species Mesochra blanchardi Richard, 1889 accepted as Cletocamptus blanchardi (Richard, 1889) accepted as Cletocamptus retrogressus Schmankevitsch, 1875
Species Mesochra deitersi Richard, 1897 accepted as Cletocamptus deitersi (Richard, 1897)
Species Mesochra exigua Sars G.O., 1911 accepted as Cletomesochra exigua (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Heteropsyllus exiguus (Sars G.O., 1911)
Species Mesochra hirticornis (Scott T., 1895) accepted as Mesochra rapiens (Schmeil, 1894) (synonym)
Species Mesochra kroyeri Boeck, 1865 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra macintoshi Scott T. & Scott A., 1895 accepted as Leptomesochra macintoshi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Leptameira macintoshi (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
Species Mesochra minuta Boeck, 1872 accepted as Normanella minuta (Boeck, 1872)
Species Mesochra neotropica Jakobi, 1956 accepted as Amphibiperita neotropica (Jakobi, 1956) (synonym)
Species Mesochra pallaresi Soyer, 1977 accepted as Mesochra pallaresae Soyer, 1977 (species named in honor of Dr. Rosa Pallares; thus, gender is feminine (Wells 2007))
Species Mesochra paranensis Jakobi, 1954 accepted as Mesochra paranaensis Jakobi, 1954 (misspelling)
Species Mesochra pontica Apostolov, 1969 accepted as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra propinqua Scott T., 1895 accepted as Psyllocamptus propinquus (Scott T., 1895)
Species Mesochra salina Labbé, 1924 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Mesochra spinicauda Scott T. & Scott A., 1895 accepted as Paraleptastacus spinicauda (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Paraleptastacus spinicaudus (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)
Species Mesochra aestuarii Gurney, 1921 represented as Mesochra aestuarii aestuarii Gurney, 1921
Species Mesochra pygmaea (Claus, 1863) represented as Mesochra pygmaea pygmaea (Claus, 1863)
Species Mesochra prowazeki Douwe, 1907 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as species inquirenda by Wells (2007))
Species Mesochra reducta Klie, 1950 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, validity questioned (Petkovski, 1964), listed as species inquirenda (Wells , 2007))
Boeck, A. (1865). Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865].
page(s): 275 [details]
page(s): 275 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2023). World of Copepods Database. Mesochra Boeck, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115241 on 2023-06-09
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original description
Boeck, A. (1865). Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865].
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Apsteinia Schmeil, 1894) Schmeil, O. (1894). Einige neue Harpacticiden-Formen des Süsswassers. Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften 67:341-350, figs. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Paratachidius Brady & Robertson, 1873) Brady, G.S. & D. Robertson. (1873). Contributions to the study of the Entomostraca. No. VIII. On marine Copepoda taken in the west of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4)12:126-142, pls. 8-9. (viii-1873)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/58932#/summary
page(s): 131 [details]
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)
page(s): 275 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nicholls, A.G. (1939). Marine harpacticoids and cyclopoids from the shores of the St. Lawrence. <em>Naturaliste Canadien, Quebec (Also in Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae, 2. 1940.).</em> 66(2):241-316, 28 figs. [ repeated in 1940 Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae,]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 275 [details]
original description (of Apsteinia Schmeil, 1894) Schmeil, O. (1894). Einige neue Harpacticiden-Formen des Süsswassers. Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften 67:341-350, figs. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Paratachidius Brady & Robertson, 1873) Brady, G.S. & D. Robertson. (1873). Contributions to the study of the Entomostraca. No. VIII. On marine Copepoda taken in the west of Ireland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4)12:126-142, pls. 8-9. (viii-1873)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/58932#/summary
page(s): 131 [details]
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
[request] 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): 275 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Nicholls, A.G. (1939). Marine harpacticoids and cyclopoids from the shores of the St. Lawrence. <em>Naturaliste Canadien, Quebec (Also in Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae, 2. 1940.).</em> 66(2):241-316, 28 figs. [ repeated in 1940 Station Biologique de Saint-Laurentoanae, Fauna et Flora Laurentianae,]. [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メソクラ属 | [details] |
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Apsteinia 
(from synonym Apsteinia Schmeil, 1894)
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Mesochra
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Paratachidius (from synonym Paratachidius Brady & Robertson, 1873)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To ITIS
(from synonym Apsteinia Schmeil, 1894)3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Mesochra
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Paratachidius
(from synonym Paratachidius Brady & Robertson, 1873)To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To ITIS
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| Mesochra lilljeborg... [image from typetaxon] | |
