Copepoda name details
Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965
347466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347466)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 accepted as Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909 (type by original designation)
- Species Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 accepted as Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909 (synonym according to Boxshall, 1979)
- Species Megapontius pleurospinosus Heptner, 1968 accepted as Hyalopontius pleurospinosus (Heptner, 1968) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854065x00163 [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347466 on 2026-05-19
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Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854065x00163 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
