Canadian Register of Marine Species - Alebion Krøyer, 1863

CaRMS taxon details

Alebion Krøyer, 1863

Alebion carchariae

AphiaID

135588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135588)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Caligidae Burmeister, 1835

Original name

Alebion Krøyer, 1863

Direct children (2)

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Species Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863
Species Alebion crassus Wilson C.B., 1932

Environment

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

Original description

Krøyer, H. (1863 - 1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. [Contribution to Knowledge of the Parasitic Copepods.]. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Ser. III, 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-432, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]

Descriptive notes

Homonymy Also in database as valid genus in Iophonidae (Porifera) - needs checking

Homonymy Also in database as valid genus in Iophonidae (Porifera) - needs checking [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Alebion Krøyer, 1863. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135588 on 2026-05-11

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Alebion Krøyer, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135588 on 2026-05-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2005-08-01 12:12:31Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-03-07 15:57:14Z

checked

Boxshall, Geoff

2011-12-14 12:17:53Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2024-04-04 14:55:52Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Krøyer, H. (1863 - 1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. [Contribution to Knowledge of the Parasitic Copepods.]. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Ser. III, 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-432, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]

taxonomy source Cressey, R.F. (1972). Revision of the genus Alebion (Copepoda: Caligoida). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 123:1-29, figs. 1-132. (24-v-1972)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.123 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Dippenaar, S.M. (2018). Resurrection of Alebion difficile (van Beneden, 1892) ( Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) with notes on other species of Alebion Kroyer, 1863 collected from elasmobranchs off South Africa and an updated key of the adult fema, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9811-3
note: Includes Key to species [details] Available for editors

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
page(s): 501 [details] Available for editors

Unreviewed

Homonymy Also in database as valid genus in Iophonidae (Porifera) - needs checking [details]

Definitions

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3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Alebion

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Alebion

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alebion)
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Alebion carchariae

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