The World of Copepods - Mecynocera plumulosa (Claus, 1863)

Copepoda name details

Mecynocera plumulosa (Claus, 1863)

AphiaID

364372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:364372)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (generic reassignment)

Accepted name

Calocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mecynocera Thompson I.C., 1888

Original name

Calanus plumulosus Claus, 1863

Synonymised names

Leptocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863) · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Calanus plumulosus Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Mecynocera plumulosa (Claus, 1863). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=364372 on 2026-01-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-08-04 10:38:45Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2008-09-06 11:40:36Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2013-12-09 16:28:27Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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Sources (1)

original description (of Calanus plumulosus Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]