The World of Copepods - Paramesochra gigas Wells, 1965

Copepoda name details

Paramesochra gigas Wells, 1965

AphiaID

354281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:354281)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Kliopsyllus gigas (Wells, 1965) accepted as Scottopsyllus (Wellsopsyllus) gigas (Wells, 1965) accepted as Wellsopsyllus (Wellsopsyllus) gigas (Wells, 1965)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Wellsopsyllus Kunz, 1981
Wellsopsyllus (Wellsopsyllus) Kunz, 1981

Parent

Paramesochra Scott T., 1892

Original name

Paramesochra gigas Wells, 1965

Environment

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

Original description

Wells, J.B.J. (1965). Copepoda (Crustacea) from the meiobenthos of some Scottish marine sub-littoral muds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B, Biological Sciences 69(1):1-33, figs. 1-110., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00010110
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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Paramesochra gigas Wells, 1965. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=354281 on 2026-04-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2010-10-19 18:55:58Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2013-07-15 09:48:21Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2019-06-24 16:37:35Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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original description Wells, J.B.J. (1965). Copepoda (Crustacea) from the meiobenthos of some Scottish marine sub-littoral muds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B, Biological Sciences 69(1):1-33, figs. 1-110., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00010110
page(s): 14-17 [details] Available for editors

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