WoRMS taxon details
Lepeophtheirus litus (Lewis A.G., 1964)
364023 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:364023)
accepted
Species
Dentigryps litus Lewis A.G., 1964 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dentigryps litus Lewis A.G., 1964) Lewis, A.G. (1964). The caligid copepod genus Dentigryps (Crustacea: Caligoida). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 11(3487):347-380, figs. 1-13. (17-iii-1964) [details] Available for editors
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Lepeophtheirus litus (Lewis A.G., 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=364023 on 2025-07-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentigryps litus Lewis A.G., 1964) Lewis, A.G. (1964). The caligid copepod genus Dentigryps (Crustacea: Caligoida). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 11(3487):347-380, figs. 1-13. (17-iii-1964) [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Hewitt, G.C. (1971). Species of Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda, Caligidae) recorded from the ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and their implications for the caligid genus Dentigryps. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 28(3):323-334, figs. 1-37, tab. 1. [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Hewitt, G.C. (1971). Species of Lepeophtheirus (Copepoda, Caligidae) recorded from the ocean sunfish (Mola mola) and their implications for the caligid genus Dentigryps. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 28(3):323-334, figs. 1-37, tab. 1. [details] Available for editors
