The World of Copepods - Gaetanus similis (Scott T., 1893)

Copepoda name details

Gaetanus similis (Scott T., 1893)

AphiaID

364347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:364347)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (listed as synonym by Markhaseva, 1996)

Accepted name

Gaetanus tenuispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)

Rank

Species

Parent

Gaetanus Giesbrecht, 1888

Original name

Euchaeta hessei similis Scott T., 1894

Synonymised names

Gaidius similis (Scott T., 1893) · unaccepted

Environment

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

Original description

(of Euchaeta hessei similis Scott T., 1894) Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Gaetanus similis (Scott T., 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=364347 on 2025-11-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-08-04 10:38:45Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2008-09-03 15:30:30Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2009-10-22 02:11:36Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2011-02-18 00:35:08Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2013-12-02 14:29:53Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2024-01-19 15:09:54Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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Sources (1)

original description (of Euchaeta hessei similis Scott T., 1894) Scott, T. (1894). Report on Entomostraca from the Gulf of Guinea, collected by John Rattray, B.Sc. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Series 2, Zoology.</em> 6(1):1-161, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8598493 [details]