WoRMS taxon details
Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus Sars G.O., 1913
106662 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106662)
accepted
Species
Thespesiopsyllus paradoxus (Sars G.O., 1913) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1913). Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus G.O. Sars, a remarkable copepod from the Norwegian coast, apparently referable to the Monstrilloid group. Archiv för Matematik og Naturvidenskab, Christiana (B)33(6): 1-10, pl. 1. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus Sars G.O., 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106662 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, G.O. (1913). Thaumatopsyllus paradoxus G.O. Sars, a remarkable copepod from the Norwegian coast, apparently referable to the Monstrilloid group. Archiv för Matematik og Naturvidenskab, Christiana (B)33(6): 1-10, pl. 1. [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]
Ecology
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 
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additional source
ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio 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 (2 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thespesiopsyllus paradoxus (Sars G.O., 1913))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Thespesiopsyllus paradoxus (Sars G.O., 1913))