Copepoda taxon details
Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916)
358743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:358743)
accepted
Species
Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916 · unaccepted
Heliodiaptomus latifi Das, 1974 · unaccepted
Heliodiaptomus lessengi Brehm, 1950 · unaccepted > nomen nudum (only mentioned in 1950 as...)
only mentioned in 1950 as Heliodiaptmus viduus lessengi no description
Neodiaptomus kamakhiae Reddiah, 1964 · unaccepted
(of Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916) Gurney, R. (1916). On some fresh-water Entomostraca from Ceylon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916:333-343, fig. 1, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb02016.x [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=358743 on 2026-05-24
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(of Heliodiaptomus lessengi Brehm, 1950) Brehm, V. (1950). Contributions to the freshwater fauna of India. Part II. <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 48(1):9-28, figs. 1-8. (iii-1950). [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916) Gurney, R. (1916). On some fresh-water Entomostraca from Ceylon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916:333-343, fig. 1, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb02016.x [details]
original description (of Heliodiaptomus latifi Das, 1974) Das, N.G. (1974). Studies on Bangladesh freshwater Copepoda. I. A new species of Heliodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from Dacca, with a brief note on its ecology. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 2(1):47-51, figs. 1-6. (29-vi-1974) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Neodiaptomus kamakhiae Reddiah, 1964) Reddiah, K. (1964). The copepod fauna of Assam (India), 1. Neodiaptomus kamakhiae n. sp. from the Kamrap District. Crustaceana, Leiden 7(3):161-166, fig. 1. (7-ix-1964), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854064x00119 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Brehm, V. (1953). Indische Diaptomiden, Pseudodiaptomiden und Cladoceren. [Indian diaptomids, pseudodiaptomids and cladocerans.]. <em>Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift, Vienna.</em> 4(3):241-345, figs. 1-106. (x-1953). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Altaff, K. (2003). Breeding biology of the freshwater Copepoda, Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and its prospects as livefood organism. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 46(3): 180-187. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1988). Electrophoretic studies on the diaptomid, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney (Crustacea: Copepoda). Indian Journal of Zoology 12(3-4):271-274. [details]
additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1989). Sex-related biochemical investigation of the diaptomid, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney (Crustacea: Copepoda). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Animal Sciences 98(3):175-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03179642 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1994). Oviducal gland of planktonic copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney - a new report. Current Science, Bangalore 66(1):81-83. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1995). Food and feeding behaviour of the freshwater diaptomid Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney). Journal of Ecobiology 7(2):125-129. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dussart, B.H. & D. Defaye. (2001). Copepoda: Introduction to the Copepoda. (2nd edition)(revised and enlarged). <em>Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. H.J.F. Dumont (ed.). SPB Academic Publishers, The Hague.</em> 16:1-344. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dutta, T.K. & T. Bhattacharya. (2005). Partial characterization of [alpha] - amylase of a freshwater calanoid copepod Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney). <em>In: Ojha, J. (ed.). Biodiversity, ecophysiology, and conservation of freshwater animals. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi. 236 PP.</em> :185-198. [details]
additional source Dutta, T.K., M. Jana, P.R. Pahari & T. Bhattacharya. (2006). Effect of temperature, pH and salt on amylase in Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida). <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 30:187-195. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Franke, U. (1989). Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer Copepoden von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (Mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). [Catolog of the freshwater copepods of Dr. Friedrich Kiefer.]. <em>Carolinea Beiheft, Karlsrühe.</em> 5:1-433, figs. 1-2.
note: Catalog vial number(s): 3353, 3354, 3357, 3358, 3465, 3469, 3470, 3473, 4025, 4063, L138 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jayanthi, M. (2002). The impact of food quality and selective feeding on the growth and development of Heliodiaptomus viduus. Internationale Vereinigung fuer Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie Verhandlungen 27(6): 3682-3685. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hossain, M.A. (1985). The taxonomic anomalies associated with the Indian calanoid copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916) (Diaptomidae): a case study. Crustaceana, Leiden 49(1), notes and news:95-97. (19-viii-1985), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854085x00260 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lai, H.C. & C.H. Fernando. (1981). The freshwater Calanoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) of Thailand. Hydrobiologia 76(1-2):161-178, figs. 1-92, tab. 1. (5-i-1981), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00014047 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Radhakrishna, Y. & Y. Ranga Reddy. (1977). Synonymy of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916) and Neodiaptomus kamakhiae Reddiah, 1964 (Copepoda, Calanoida). <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 32(1):98-99. (29-iii-1977)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854077x00935 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1962). Observations on biology of the two species of diaptomids: Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney and Neodiaptomus strigilipes Gurney commonly occurring in fish ponds at Cuttack. <em>Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress.</em> 49(3):392-393. abstract. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1977). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda. IV. Food of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus) in warm water fish ponds at Cuttack, Orissa. In: Qasim, S.Z. (ed.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Warm Water Zooplankton, UNESCO/NIO, Goa. Special Publication of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa :399-405, tabs. 1-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1977). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda. V. Observations on the utilization of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus) as food by fry of Catla catla (Hamilton) and Labeo rohita (Hamilton). In: Qasim, S.Z. (ed.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Warm Water Zooplankton, UNESCO/NIO, Goa. Special Publication of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa :550-557, tabs. 1-4. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sheriff, M.A. & K. Altaff. (1993). Remating in the planktonic copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney. Journal of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology 5(1-2): 58-60. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sivakumar, K. & K. Altaff. (2004). Ecological indices of freshwater copepods and cladocerans from Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu. Zoos Print Journal 19(5): 1466-1468., available online at https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.zpj.1019.1466-8 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jayanthi, M. (2010). Trophodynamic interference of cyanotoxins on the growth and reproduction of Heliodiaptomus viduus. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 30(9):1660-1663., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03680770.2009.11902397 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ashraf Mayan, V.K. (2014). Systematics and ecology of fresh water copepods. <em>University of Calicut, Thenhipalam, Kerala, India.</em> 257 pp. + 35 unpaginated plates. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Karthika, M., S. Shabana & V. Ramasubramanian. (2020). Morphological and molecular analysis of the freshwater copepod Heliodiaptomus viduus (Calanoida: Diaptomidae). <em>Mitochondrial DNA Part A.</em> 32:1-16. Nov 2020., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2020.1845324 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Altaff, K. (2018). Occurrence of oviducal glands in two tropical marine calanoid copepods Pseudodiaptomus annandalei and Pseudodiaptomus serricaudatus - a new report. <em>International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences.</em> 3(3): 387-392. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1967). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda.II. On calanoid copepods occurring in fish ponds of Orissa. <em>Journal of the Zoological Society of India.</em> 19(1/2):53-76. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pandya, M., B.B. Radadia, A. Vyas & M.A. Vyas. (2024). Correlation Analysis of Physicochemical Parameters and Zooplankton Found in Dholi Dhaja Dam, Surendranagar, Gujarat. <em>Journal of Advanced Zoology.</em> 45(1):300-306., available online at https://doi.org/10.53555/jaz.v45i1.3767 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pogare, S.L., V. Murkute & A. Chavan. (2023). Study on Diversity of Zooplankton in and Around Gadchiroli: A Review. <em>International Journal of Advance and Applied Research (IJAAR).</em> 4(44):57-64. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jonah, U.E. (2025). Appraising the Seasonal Variability of Zooplankton Assemblages in Lotic Freshwater Body: Upper Segment of Qua Iboe River, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science.</em> 54(3):715-726., available online at https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v54i3.8646 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Albertelli, G., A. Covazzi-Harriague, R. Danovaro, M. Fabiano, S. Fraschetti & A. Pusceddu. (1999). Differential responses of bacteria, meiofauna and macrofauna in a shelf area (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean): role of food availability. <em>Journal of Sea Research.</em> 42(1):11-26., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00012-X [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Arak, G.V. & S.S. Mokashe. (2014). Copepod Diversity of Tembhapury Lake Aurangabad Region, M.S, India. <em>International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR).</em> 3(12):976-979. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916) Gurney, R. (1916). On some fresh-water Entomostraca from Ceylon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916:333-343, fig. 1, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb02016.x [details]
original description (of Heliodiaptomus latifi Das, 1974) Das, N.G. (1974). Studies on Bangladesh freshwater Copepoda. I. A new species of Heliodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from Dacca, with a brief note on its ecology. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 2(1):47-51, figs. 1-6. (29-vi-1974) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Neodiaptomus kamakhiae Reddiah, 1964) Reddiah, K. (1964). The copepod fauna of Assam (India), 1. Neodiaptomus kamakhiae n. sp. from the Kamrap District. Crustaceana, Leiden 7(3):161-166, fig. 1. (7-ix-1964), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854064x00119 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Brehm, V. (1953). Indische Diaptomiden, Pseudodiaptomiden und Cladoceren. [Indian diaptomids, pseudodiaptomids and cladocerans.]. <em>Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift, Vienna.</em> 4(3):241-345, figs. 1-106. (x-1953). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Altaff, K. (2003). Breeding biology of the freshwater Copepoda, Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and its prospects as livefood organism. <em>Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.</em> 46(3): 180-187. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1988). Electrophoretic studies on the diaptomid, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney (Crustacea: Copepoda). Indian Journal of Zoology 12(3-4):271-274. [details]
additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1989). Sex-related biochemical investigation of the diaptomid, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney (Crustacea: Copepoda). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Animal Sciences 98(3):175-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03179642 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1994). Oviducal gland of planktonic copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney - a new report. Current Science, Bangalore 66(1):81-83. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Altaff, K. & M.R. Chandran. (1995). Food and feeding behaviour of the freshwater diaptomid Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney). Journal of Ecobiology 7(2):125-129. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dussart, B.H. & D. Defaye. (2001). Copepoda: Introduction to the Copepoda. (2nd edition)(revised and enlarged). <em>Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World. H.J.F. Dumont (ed.). SPB Academic Publishers, The Hague.</em> 16:1-344. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dutta, T.K. & T. Bhattacharya. (2005). Partial characterization of [alpha] - amylase of a freshwater calanoid copepod Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney). <em>In: Ojha, J. (ed.). Biodiversity, ecophysiology, and conservation of freshwater animals. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi. 236 PP.</em> :185-198. [details]
additional source Dutta, T.K., M. Jana, P.R. Pahari & T. Bhattacharya. (2006). Effect of temperature, pH and salt on amylase in Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida). <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 30:187-195. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Franke, U. (1989). Katalog zur Sammlung limnischer Copepoden von Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kiefer (Mit einem Gesamtverzeichnis seiner Publikationen). [Catolog of the freshwater copepods of Dr. Friedrich Kiefer.]. <em>Carolinea Beiheft, Karlsrühe.</em> 5:1-433, figs. 1-2.
note: Catalog vial number(s): 3353, 3354, 3357, 3358, 3465, 3469, 3470, 3473, 4025, 4063, L138 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Jayanthi, M. (2002). The impact of food quality and selective feeding on the growth and development of Heliodiaptomus viduus. Internationale Vereinigung fuer Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie Verhandlungen 27(6): 3682-3685. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hossain, M.A. (1985). The taxonomic anomalies associated with the Indian calanoid copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916) (Diaptomidae): a case study. Crustaceana, Leiden 49(1), notes and news:95-97. (19-viii-1985), available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854085x00260 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lai, H.C. & C.H. Fernando. (1981). The freshwater Calanoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) of Thailand. Hydrobiologia 76(1-2):161-178, figs. 1-92, tab. 1. (5-i-1981), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00014047 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Radhakrishna, Y. & Y. Ranga Reddy. (1977). Synonymy of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney, 1916) and Neodiaptomus kamakhiae Reddiah, 1964 (Copepoda, Calanoida). <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 32(1):98-99. (29-iii-1977)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854077x00935 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1962). Observations on biology of the two species of diaptomids: Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney and Neodiaptomus strigilipes Gurney commonly occurring in fish ponds at Cuttack. <em>Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress.</em> 49(3):392-393. abstract. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1977). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda. IV. Food of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus) in warm water fish ponds at Cuttack, Orissa. In: Qasim, S.Z. (ed.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Warm Water Zooplankton, UNESCO/NIO, Goa. Special Publication of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa :399-405, tabs. 1-3. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1977). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda. V. Observations on the utilization of Heliodiaptomus viduus (Gurney) and Mesocyclops leuckarti (Claus) as food by fry of Catla catla (Hamilton) and Labeo rohita (Hamilton). In: Qasim, S.Z. (ed.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Warm Water Zooplankton, UNESCO/NIO, Goa. Special Publication of the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa :550-557, tabs. 1-4. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sheriff, M.A. & K. Altaff. (1993). Remating in the planktonic copepod, Heliodiaptomus viduus Gurney. Journal of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology 5(1-2): 58-60. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sivakumar, K. & K. Altaff. (2004). Ecological indices of freshwater copepods and cladocerans from Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu. Zoos Print Journal 19(5): 1466-1468., available online at https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.zpj.1019.1466-8 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Jayanthi, M. (2010). Trophodynamic interference of cyanotoxins on the growth and reproduction of Heliodiaptomus viduus. Verhandlungen der Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 30(9):1660-1663., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03680770.2009.11902397 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ashraf Mayan, V.K. (2014). Systematics and ecology of fresh water copepods. <em>University of Calicut, Thenhipalam, Kerala, India.</em> 257 pp. + 35 unpaginated plates. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Karthika, M., S. Shabana & V. Ramasubramanian. (2020). Morphological and molecular analysis of the freshwater copepod Heliodiaptomus viduus (Calanoida: Diaptomidae). <em>Mitochondrial DNA Part A.</em> 32:1-16. Nov 2020., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2020.1845324 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Altaff, K. (2018). Occurrence of oviducal glands in two tropical marine calanoid copepods Pseudodiaptomus annandalei and Pseudodiaptomus serricaudatus - a new report. <em>International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences.</em> 3(3): 387-392. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sehgal, K.L. (1967). Studies on Indian freshwater Copepoda.II. On calanoid copepods occurring in fish ponds of Orissa. <em>Journal of the Zoological Society of India.</em> 19(1/2):53-76. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pandya, M., B.B. Radadia, A. Vyas & M.A. Vyas. (2024). Correlation Analysis of Physicochemical Parameters and Zooplankton Found in Dholi Dhaja Dam, Surendranagar, Gujarat. <em>Journal of Advanced Zoology.</em> 45(1):300-306., available online at https://doi.org/10.53555/jaz.v45i1.3767 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pogare, S.L., V. Murkute & A. Chavan. (2023). Study on Diversity of Zooplankton in and Around Gadchiroli: A Review. <em>International Journal of Advance and Applied Research (IJAAR).</em> 4(44):57-64. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Jonah, U.E. (2025). Appraising the Seasonal Variability of Zooplankton Assemblages in Lotic Freshwater Body: Upper Segment of Qua Iboe River, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science.</em> 54(3):715-726., available online at https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v54i3.8646 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Albertelli, G., A. Covazzi-Harriague, R. Danovaro, M. Fabiano, S. Fraschetti & A. Pusceddu. (1999). Differential responses of bacteria, meiofauna and macrofauna in a shelf area (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean): role of food availability. <em>Journal of Sea Research.</em> 42(1):11-26., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00012-X [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Arak, G.V. & S.S. Mokashe. (2014). Copepod Diversity of Tembhapury Lake Aurangabad Region, M.S, India. <em>International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR).</em> 3(12):976-979. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliodiaptomus viduus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heliodiaptomus viduus)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Diaptomus viduus Gurney, 1916)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records)