WoRMS name details
Westwoodia Dana, 1852-1853
348178 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:348178)
unaccepted (preoccupied name for a Hymneoptera)
Parawestwoodia Sharpe, 1910 accepted as Diarthrodes Thomson, 1883
Genus
Westwoodia nobilis (Baird, 1846) accepted as Diarthrodes nobilis (Baird, 1846) (type by original designation)
- Species Westwoodia assimilis Sars G.O., 1906 accepted as Diarthrodes assimilis (Sars G.O., 1906) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia dubia Brian, 1921 accepted as Diarthrodes dubius (Brian, 1921) accepted as Diarthrodes ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) represented as Diarthrodes ponticus ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia mediterranea Monard, 1928 accepted as Diarthrodes mediterraneus (Monard, 1928) accepted as Diarthrodes ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) represented as Diarthrodes ponticus ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia minuta Claus, 1863 accepted as Diarthrodes minutus (Claus, 1863) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia monensis (Brady, 1902) accepted as Diarthrodes monensis (Brady, 1902) accepted as Diarthrodes major (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia nobilis (Baird, 1846) accepted as Diarthrodes nobilis (Baird, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia pontica Krichagin, 1877 accepted as Diarthrodes ponticus ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia pygmaea (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) accepted as Diarthrodes pygmaeus (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895) (synonym)
- Species Westwoodia saturni Farran, 1913 accepted as Diarthrodes saturni (Farran, 1913) accepted as Diarthrodes ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) represented as Diarthrodes ponticus ponticus (Krichagin, 1877) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Westwoodia Dana, 1852-1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=348178 on 2025-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]
basis of record Sharpe, R.W. (1910). Notes on the marine Copepoda and Cladocera of Woods Hole and adjacent regions, including a synopsis of the genera of the Harpacticoida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 38:405-436, figs. 1-20. (20-viii-1910)
page(s): 436; note: Sharpe noted that Westwoodia was preoccupied by a Hymenoptera [details]
basis of record Sharpe, R.W. (1910). Notes on the marine Copepoda and Cladocera of Woods Hole and adjacent regions, including a synopsis of the genera of the Harpacticoida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 38:405-436, figs. 1-20. (20-viii-1910)
page(s): 436; note: Sharpe noted that Westwoodia was preoccupied by a Hymenoptera [details]
