Copepoda name details
Calanops Claus, 1863
366227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366227)
unaccepted
Pseudopontia Claus, 1892 accepted as Pontellina Dana, 1852-1853
Genus
Calanops messinensis Claus, 1863 accepted as Pontella plumata Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Pontellina plumata Dana, 1849-1852 (type by original designation)
- Species Calanops messinensis Claus, 1863 accepted as Pontella plumata Dana, 1849-1852 accepted as Pontellina plumata Dana, 1849-1852
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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
page(s): 211 [details]
page(s): 211 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Calanops Claus, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366227 on 2026-08-25
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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
page(s): 211 [details]
page(s): 211 [details]
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Remark see attached 3x5 card, Claus 1892 changed the name to Pseudopontia, but it was preoccupied by Lepidoptera so he changed it agian in 1893 to Pseudopontella. and Giesbrect and Schemeil considered it a syn. of Pontellina [details]
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Image from typetaxon
Image from typetaxon