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Leuckartia Claus, 1863

Lucicutia flavicornis

AphiaID

347410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347410)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (preoccupied by Leuckartia Agassiz, 1862, Giesbrecht 1892 erected Leuckartiinae to contain Lu)

Accepted name

Rudolfia Wilson C.B., 1924 accepted as Lucicutia Giesbrecht, 1898

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Leuckartia flavicornis Claus, 1863 accepted as Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus, 1863) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Lucicutiidae Sars G.O., 1902

Original name

Leuckartia Claus, 1863

Direct children (6)

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Species Leuckartia clausii Giesbrecht, 1889 accepted as Lucicutia clausii (Giesbrecht, 1889) represented as Lucicutia clausi (Giesbrecht, 1889) (synonym)
Species Leuckartia flavicornis Claus, 1863 accepted as Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus, 1863) (synonym)
Species Leuckartia grandis Giesbrecht, 1895 accepted as Lucicutia grandis (Giesbrecht, 1895) (synonym)
Species Leuckartia longicornis Giesbrecht, 1889 accepted as Lucicutia longicornis (Giesbrecht, 1889) (synonym)
Species Leuckartia longiserrata Giesbrecht, 1889 accepted as Lucicutia longiserrata (Giesbrecht, 1889) (synonym)
Species Leuckartia scopularis Brady, 1883 accepted as Disseta scopularis (Brady, 1883) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 182 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Leuckartia Claus, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347410 on 2025-12-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-07-15 11:49:29Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2008-08-04 10:50:30Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2013-06-20 10:48:41Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2020-06-06 19:30:46Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-20 11:28:56Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 182 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Wilson, C.B. (1924). New North American parasitic copepods, new hosts and notes on copepod nomenclature. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64(17)(2507):1-22, pls. 1-3. [details] Available for editors