WoRMS name details
Lichomolgus elegans Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903
353090 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:353090)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (according to Humes & Stock (1973): insufficiently described)
Species
Macrochiron elegans (Thompson & Scott A., 1903) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stellicola elegans (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thompson, I.C. & A. Scott. (1903). Report on the Copepoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> 1, suppl. 7: 227-307, text-fig. 1, pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39211193 [details] 
Taxonomy Lichomolgus elegans was poorly described by Thompson & Scott (1903: 280) and nobody is sure what genus it should be...
Taxonomy Lichomolgus elegans was poorly described by Thompson & Scott (1903: 280) and nobody is sure what genus it should be attributed to. Although Monod & Dollfus (1932: 139) moved it to Macrochiron, Stock (1957: 381) suspected it was a Stellicola. However, when Humes & Stock (1973) reviewed the lichomolgoid copepods, this species was not included or mentioned under the genus Stellicola. Therefore, Lichomolgus elegans Thompson & Scott, 1903 is a doubtful species nobody is sure which genus it belongs. (pers. comm. from J.S. Ho) [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Lichomolgus elegans Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=353090 on 2024-04-18
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Thompson, I.C. & A. Scott. (1903). Report on the Copepoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> 1, suppl. 7: 227-307, text-fig. 1, pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39211193 [details]
basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]
basis of record Walter, T. Chad. The World of Copepods. International online database. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Lichomolgus elegans was poorly described by Thompson & Scott (1903: 280) and nobody is sure what genus it should be attributed to. Although Monod & Dollfus (1932: 139) moved it to Macrochiron, Stock (1957: 381) suspected it was a Stellicola. However, when Humes & Stock (1973) reviewed the lichomolgoid copepods, this species was not included or mentioned under the genus Stellicola. Therefore, Lichomolgus elegans Thompson & Scott, 1903 is a doubtful species nobody is sure which genus it belongs. (pers. comm. from J.S. Ho) [details]
