Chinese Register of Marine Species - Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900

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Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900

Scaphocalanus acrocephalus

AphiaID

104228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104228)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Scaphocalanus magnus (Scott T., 1894) (type by original designation)

Parent

Scolecitrichidae Giesbrecht, 1893

Original name

Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900

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Species Scaphocalanus brevicornis (Sars G.O., 1900)
Species Scaphocalanus echinatus (Farran, 1905)
Species Scaphocalanus magnus (Scott T., 1894)
Species Scaphocalanus major (Scott T., 1894)
Species Scaphocalanus medius (Sars G.O., 1907)
Species Scaphocalanus longifurca (Giesbrecht, 1893) accepted as Scolecithricella longifurca (Giesbrecht, 1888)

Environment

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

Original description

Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results. 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900. Accessed through: Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2025) Chinese Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104228 on 2026-10-14

Regional species database citation

Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2026). Chinese Register of Marine Species. Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104228 on 2026-10-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2008-09-14 11:47:50Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2011-02-01 18:45:34Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2020-11-15 17:06:42Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2024-08-19 11:02:28Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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original description Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results. 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]

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 Bradford, J.M. (1973). Revision of family and some generic definitions in the Phaennidae and Scolecithricidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(1-2):133-152, figs. 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1973.9515460 [details] Available for editors

additional source Vervoort, W. (1965). Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae. Atlantide Report, Danish Expedition to Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946 8:9-216. [details] Available for editors