WoRMS taxon details
Scopalatum dubia (Scott T., 1894)
104827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104827)
accepted
Species
Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894) · unaccepted
Scolecithrix scotti Giesbrecht, 1893 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894) Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Scopalatum dubia (Scott T., 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104827 on 2026-01-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scolecithrix scotti Giesbrecht, 1893) Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. <em>Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893). [details]
original description (of Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894) Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [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]
original description (of Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894) Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [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]
Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Roe, H.S.J. (1975). Some new and rare species of calanoid copepods from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 28(7):295-372, figs. 1-33. (5-xi-1975) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Roe, H.S.J. (1975). Some new and rare species of calanoid copepods from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 28(7):295-372, figs. 1-33. (5-xi-1975) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
To PESI (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records) (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Amallophora dubia Scott T., 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
To PESI (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records) (from synonym Heteramalla dubia (Scott T., 1894))
From editor or global species database
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