Copepoda taxon details
Anthessius arenicolus (Brady, 1872)
128741 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128741)
accepted
Species
Boeckia arenicola Brady, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Herrmannella arenicola (Brady, 1872) · unaccepted (synonym)
Lichomolgus arenicolus (Brady, 1872) · unaccepted (synonym)
Pseudomolgus arenicola (Brady, 1872) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Boeckia arenicola Brady, 1872) Brady, G. S. (1872). Contributions to the study of the Entomostraca. No. VII. A list of the non-parasitic marine Copepoda of the north-east coast of England. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4)10:1-17, pls. 2-6. (Also in: Natural History Transactions of Northumberland and Durham 4:423-445 + pls. 17-21.)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172267#page/15/mode/1up [details] 
Distribution south-west Scotland; north-east England; south-west Ireland; coast of English Channel; Atlantic coasts of Europe
Distribution south-west Scotland; north-east England; south-west Ireland; coast of English Channel; Atlantic coasts of Europe [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Anthessius arenicolus (Brady, 1872). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128741 on 2026-02-16
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(of Boeckia arenicola Brady, 1872) Brady, G. S. (1872). Contributions to the study of the Entomostraca. No. VII. A list of the non-parasitic marine Copepoda of the north-east coast of England. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4)10:1-17, pls. 2-6. (Also in: Natural History Transactions of Northumberland and Durham 4:423-445 + pls. 17-21.)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172267#page/15/mode/1up [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 Sun, J., H.D. Ju, X. Du, C.M. Xu, M.S. Chang, Z.T. Liu & X.B. Li. (2026). An Annotated Checklist of Symbiotic Copepods of Mollusks in the Global Oceans: A Review of Diversity, Hosts and Geographical Distributions. <em>Animals.</em> 16(2):1-39. Jan 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16020212 [details] Available for editors
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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 Sun, J., H.D. Ju, X. Du, C.M. Xu, M.S. Chang, Z.T. Liu & X.B. Li. (2026). An Annotated Checklist of Symbiotic Copepods of Mollusks in the Global Oceans: A Review of Diversity, Hosts and Geographical Distributions. <em>Animals.</em> 16(2):1-39. Jan 2026., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16020212 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution south-west Scotland; north-east England; south-west Ireland; coast of English Channel; Atlantic coasts of Europe [details]
