Deep-Sea taxon details
Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904
104187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104187)
accepted
Genus
Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (type by original designation)
- Species Megacalanus ericae Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
- Species Megacalanus frosti Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
- Species Megacalanus ohmani Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
- Species Megacalanus bradyi Wolfenden, 1905 accepted as Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905)
- Species Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905) accepted as Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904 (synonym according to Bradford-Grieve, 1994)
- Species Megacalanus sarsi Farran, 1939 accepted as Bradycalanus typicus Scott A., 1909
- Species Megacalanus typicus (Scott A., 1909) accepted as Bradycalanus typicus Scott A., 1909
- Species Megacalanus princeps Wolfenden, 1904 represented as Megacalanus princeps princeps Wolfenden, 1904
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104187 on 2024-04-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104187 on 2024-04-19
taxonomy source
Bradford-Grieve, J.M., L. Blanco-Bercial & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4229(1):1-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4229.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ices Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ices Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メガカラヌス属 | [details] |
