WoRMS taxon details
Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903
157675 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157675)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1903). An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species: IV. Copepoda Calanoida. <em>Bergens Museum: Bergen.</em> 171 pp., Plates I-CII & suppl. I-VI pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 156 [details]
page(s): 156 [details]
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157675 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, G.O. (1903). An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species: IV. Copepoda Calanoida. <em>Bergens Museum: Bergen.</em> 171 pp., Plates I-CII & suppl. I-VI pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 156 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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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Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Lee, J.W. & D.I. Williamson. (1975). The vertical distribution and diurnal migration of copepods at different stations in the Irish Sea. I. Pseudocalanus elongatus (Boeck) and Microcalanus pusillus G.O. Sars. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 31(5):199-211, figs. 1-6. (x-1975) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Li, S.J. & J.C. Fang. (1990). Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing 141 pp. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pesta, O. (1928). Krebstiere oder Crustacea. I: Ruderfüsser oder Copepoda (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3. Ordnung) [Crustaceans or Crustacea. I: Copepods (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3rd order).]. <em>In: Dahl, F. (ed.). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der Angrenzenden Meeresteile nach Ihren Merkmalen und nach Ihrer Lebensweise. Fischer, Jena.</em> 9:1-136, figs. 1-115. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Lee, J.W. & D.I. Williamson. (1975). The vertical distribution and diurnal migration of copepods at different stations in the Irish Sea. I. Pseudocalanus elongatus (Boeck) and Microcalanus pusillus G.O. Sars. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 31(5):199-211, figs. 1-6. (x-1975) [details] Available for editors

additional source Li, S.J. & J.C. Fang. (1990). Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing 141 pp. [details] Available for editors

additional source Pesta, O. (1928). Krebstiere oder Crustacea. I: Ruderfüsser oder Copepoda (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3. Ordnung) [Crustaceans or Crustacea. I: Copepods (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3rd order).]. <em>In: Dahl, F. (ed.). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der Angrenzenden Meeresteile nach Ihren Merkmalen und nach Ihrer Lebensweise. Fischer, Jena.</em> 9:1-136, figs. 1-115. [details] Available for editors

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary [details]Habitat upper region of the mesopelagic and glacial of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcalanus pusillus)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcalanus pusillus)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS