WoRMS taxon details
Thespesiopsyllus Wilson C.B., 1924
149837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149837)
accepted
Genus
Thespesiopsyllus paradoxus (Sars G.O., 1913) accepted as Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus Sars G.O., 1913 (type by original designation)
Thaumatopsyllus Sars G.O., 1913 · unaccepted (manuscript synonym of genus...)
manuscript synonym of genus Aegisthus which was pre-occupied
- Species Thespesiopsyllus paradoxus (Sars G.O., 1913) accepted as Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus Sars G.O., 1913 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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.
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Thespesiopsyllus Wilson C.B., 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149837 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
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.
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original description (of Thaumatopsyllus Sars G.O., 1913) Sars, G.O. (1913). Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus G.O. Sars, a remarkable copepod from the Norwegian coast, apparently referable to the Monstrilloid group. Archiv för Matematik og Naturvidenskab, Christiana (B)33(6): 1-10, pl. 1. [details]
basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
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original description (of Thaumatopsyllus Sars G.O., 1913) Sars, G.O. (1913). Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus G.O. Sars, a remarkable copepod from the Norwegian coast, apparently referable to the Monstrilloid group. Archiv för Matematik og Naturvidenskab, Christiana (B)33(6): 1-10, pl. 1. [details]
basis of record ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Bowman, T.E. & L.G. Abele. (1982). Classification of the recent Crustacea. In: Abele, L.G. (ed.). The Biology of Crustacea (editor-in-chief D.E. Bliss). 1. Systematics, the Fossil Record, and Biogeography, Academic Press, New York, 1-319 :1-27.
note: Bowman & Abele 1982 reinstated the name Thaumatopsyllus back from Thesesiopsyllus, becasue publication as a synonym does not make a name unavailable. [ICZN 11(d)] [details] Available for editors
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note: Bowman & Abele 1982 reinstated the name Thaumatopsyllus back from Thesesiopsyllus, becasue publication as a synonym does not make a name unavailable. [ICZN 11(d)] [details] Available for editors
