WoRMS taxon details
Centropagidae Giesbrecht, 1893
104081 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104081)
accepted
Family
- Genus Centropages Krøyer, 1849
- Genus Dussartopages Huys, 2009
- Genus Gippslandia Bayly & Arnott, 1969
- Genus Gladioferens Henry, 1919
- Genus Guernella Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898
- Genus Isias Boeck, 1865
- Genus Limnocalanus Sars G.O., 1863
- Genus Neoboeckella Bayly, 1992
- Genus Osphranticum Forbes S.A., 1882
- Genus Parabroteas Mrázek, 1901
- Genus Sinocalanus Burckhardt, 1913
- Genus Catopia Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Centropages Krøyer, 1849 (synonym)
- Genus Deguernea Thomson, 1902 accepted as Guernella Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898 (synonym)
- Genus Dusartius Özdikmen, 2008 accepted as Dussartopages Huys, 2009
- Genus Gigantella Ekman, 1905 accepted as Limnocalanus Sars G.O., 1863 (synonym)
- Genus Guernea Thomson, 1895 accepted as Guernella Giesbrecht in Giesbrecht & Schmeil, 1898 (synonym)
- Genus Ichthyophorba Lilljeborg, 1853 accepted as Centropages Krøyer, 1849 (synonym)
- Genus Manaia Oliveira, 1846 accepted as Centropages Krøyer, 1849 (synonym)
- Genus Parathalassius Dussart, 1986 accepted as Dussartopages Huys, 2009 (junior homonym)
- Genus Potomoichetor Herrick, 1882 accepted as Osphranticum Forbes S.A., 1882 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. [Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas.]. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. [published text and plates in sections over 2 years, 1892-1893]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/798364 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Centropagidae Giesbrecht, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104081 on 2026-07-27
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Nomenclature
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Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. [Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas.]. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. [published text and plates in sections over 2 years, 1892-1893]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/798364 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
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ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
additional source Holthuis, L.B. & W. Vervoort. (2006). The date of publication of Wilhelm Giesbrecht's "Pelagische Copepoden", in Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, volume 19. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 79(3):371-374., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854006776759581 [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
additional source Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts VII & VIII, Centropagidae, Diaptomidae. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:73-96, pls. 49-64. [details]
additional source Holthuis, L.B. & W. Vervoort. (2006). The date of publication of Wilhelm Giesbrecht's "Pelagische Copepoden", in Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, volume 19. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 79(3):371-374., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854006776759581 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
[request]additional source Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts VII & VIII, Centropagidae, Diaptomidae. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:73-96, pls. 49-64. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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| Japanese | セントロパジェス科 | [details] |
