Copepoda taxon details
Alebion difficilis (Beneden, 1892)
356917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356917)
accepted
Species
Alebion difficile (Beneden, 1892) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Caligera difficilis Beneden, 1892 · unaccepted (generic transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caligera difficilis Beneden, 1892) Beneden, P.J. Van. (1892). Quelques nouveaux Caligidés de la côte d'Afrique et de l'archipel des Açores. [Some new Caligidae from the coast of Africa and the Azores archipelago.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de Belgique.</em> (3)24:241-262, pls. 1-4. [details] 
Taxonomy Van Beneden 1892 described Caligera difficilis. Basset-Smith 1899 changed it to Alebion difficule to agree with the gender...
Taxonomy This species was resurrected by Dippenaar, 2018
Taxonomy Van Beneden 1892 described Caligera difficilis. Basset-Smith 1899 changed it to Alebion difficule to agree with the gender of Alebion. However, Alebion is the name of one of Neptune's sons and thus is masuline in gender. Therefore it should be Alebion difficilis. [details]
Taxonomy This species was resurrected by Dippenaar, 2018
Taxonomy This species was resurrected by Dippenaar, 2018 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Alebion difficilis (Beneden, 1892). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356917 on 2026-06-17
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(of Caligera difficilis Beneden, 1892) Beneden, P.J. Van. (1892). Quelques nouveaux Caligidés de la côte d'Afrique et de l'archipel des Açores. [Some new Caligidae from the coast of Africa and the Azores archipelago.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Royale de Belgique.</em> (3)24:241-262, pls. 1-4. [details]
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Taxonomy Van Beneden 1892 described Caligera difficilis. Basset-Smith 1899 changed it to Alebion difficule to agree with the gender of Alebion. However, Alebion is the name of one of Neptune's sons and thus is masuline in gender. Therefore it should be Alebion difficilis. [details]Taxonomy This species was resurrected by Dippenaar, 2018 [details]
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