Deep-Sea name details
Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965
347466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347466)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 accepted as Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909 (type by original designation)
- Species Megapontius gigas Hulsemann, 1965 accepted as Hyalopontius typicus Sars G.O., 1909 (synonym according to Boxshall, 1979)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854065x00163 [details] Available for editors 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347466 on 2026-04-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347466 on 2026-04-12
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Hulsemann, K. (1965). A new genus and species of siphonostome cyclopoid copepod from deep North Atlantic waters. <em>Crustaceana (Leiden).</em> 9(1): 45-50, figs. 1-16. (15-vii-1965)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/156854065x00163 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
