Deep-Sea taxon details
Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1893
104700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104700)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. [Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas.]. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. [published text and plates in sections over 2 years, 1892-1893]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/798364 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1893. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104700 on 2026-07-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1893. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104700 on 2026-07-24
original description
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. [Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas.]. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. [published text and plates in sections over 2 years, 1892-1893]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/798364 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [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 Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Holthuis, L.B. & W. Vervoort. (2006). The date of publication of Wilhelm Giesbrecht's "Pelagische Copepoden", in Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, volume 19. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 79(3):371-374., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854006776759581 [details] Available for editors
additional source Roe, H.S.J. (1975). Some new and rare species of calanoid copepods from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 28(7):295-372, figs. 1-33. (5-xi-1975) [details] Available for editors
additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Feng, Y.Z. & Z.S. Liu. (2019). A new record of the copepod Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1893 (Calanoida, Phaennidae) from the South China Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 92(7):789-797., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003915 [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977) [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 Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> 29:1-323, pls. 1-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2191407#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Holthuis, L.B. & W. Vervoort. (2006). The date of publication of Wilhelm Giesbrecht's "Pelagische Copepoden", in Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, volume 19. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 79(3):371-374., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854006776759581 [details] Available for editors
additional source Roe, H.S.J. (1975). Some new and rare species of calanoid copepods from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 28(7):295-372, figs. 1-33. (5-xi-1975) [details] Available for editors
additional source Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp.</em> Chapter pagination: 841-869. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Feng, Y.Z. & Z.S. Liu. (2019). A new record of the copepod Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1893 (Calanoida, Phaennidae) from the South China Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 92(7):789-797., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-00003915 [details] Available for editors
ecology source Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
