Copepoda taxon details
Mormonilla Giesbrecht, 1891
119816 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119816)
accepted
Genus
Mormonilla phasma Giesbrecht, 1891 (type by original designation)
- Species Mormonilla phasma Giesbrecht, 1891
- Species Mormonilla atlantica Wolfenden, 1905 accepted as Neomormonilla minor (Giesbrecht, 1891)
- Species Mormonilla minor Giesbrecht, 1891 accepted as Neomormonilla minor (Giesbrecht, 1891)
- Species Mormonilla polaris Sars G.O., 1900 accepted as Neomormonilla polaris (Sars G.O., 1900)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Giesbrecht, W. (1891). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)7 sem. 1: 474-482., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44535672 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Mormonilla Giesbrecht, 1891. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119816 on 2026-03-28
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Giesbrecht, W. (1891). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)7 sem. 1: 474-482., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44535672 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 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 Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 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 Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モルモニラ属 | [details] |
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Mormonilla 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mormonilla)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mormonilla)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon