WoRMS taxon details
Acrocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888
104192 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104192)
accepted
Genus
Acrocalanus longicornis Giesbrecht, 1888 (type by original designation)
- Species Acrocalanus andersoni Bowman, 1958
- Species Acrocalanus gibber Giesbrecht, 1888
- Species Acrocalanus gracilis Giesbrecht, 1888
- Species Acrocalanus longicornis Giesbrecht, 1888
- Species Acrocalanus monachus Giesbrecht, 1888
- Species Acrocalanus indicus Tanaka, 1960 accepted as Delius nudus (Sewell, 1929)
- Species Acrocalanus inermis Sewell, 1912 accepted as Bestiolina inermis (Sewell, 1912)
- Species Acrocalanus pediger Cleve, 1901 accepted as Paracalanus clevei Carl, 1907 accepted as Paracalanus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888 represented as Paracalanus aculeatus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888
- Species Acrocalanus similis Sewell, 1914 accepted as Bestiolina similis (Sewell, 1914)
- Species Acrocalanus sinicus Shen & Lee, 1966 accepted as Bestiolina sinica (Shen & Lee, 1966)
- Species Acrocalanus gardineri Wolfenden, 1906 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, only male description, Habitus and P5 resemble Paracalanus parvus s.l.)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Giesbrecht, W. (1888). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)4 sem. 2:284-287, 330-338. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Acrocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104192 on 2025-07-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Giesbrecht, W. (1888). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. <em>Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)4 sem. 2:284-287, 330-338. [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]
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]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Mauchline, J. (1988). Taxonomic value of pore pattern in the integument of calanoid copepods (Crustacea). Journal of Zoology, London 214(4):697-749. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wolfenden, R.N. (1906). Notes on the collection of Copepoda. In: Stanley Gardiner, J. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press, Cambridge 2, suppl. 1: 989-1040, pls. 96-100. [details]
additional source Mauchline, J. (1988). Taxonomic value of pore pattern in the integument of calanoid copepods (Crustacea). Journal of Zoology, London 214(4):697-749. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wolfenden, R.N. (1906). Notes on the collection of Copepoda. In: Stanley Gardiner, J. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press, Cambridge 2, suppl. 1: 989-1040, pls. 96-100. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Epipelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アクロカラヌス属 | [details] |
