MSBIAS taxon details
Thalestris Claus, 1862
115470 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115470)
accepted
Genus
Thalestris longimana Claus, 1863 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Thalestris brunnea Sars G.O., 1905
- Species Thalestris longimana Claus, 1863
- Species Thalestris peltata (Boeck, 1865)
- Species Thalestris purpurea Sars G.O., 1905
- Species Thalestris rhodymeniae (Brady, 1894)
- Species Thalestris rufoviolascens Claus, 1866
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 128 [details]
page(s): 128 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Thalestris Claus, 1862. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115470 on 2026-09-08
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Thalestris Claus, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115470 on 2026-09-08
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Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 128 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors
additional source Brady, G.S. (1880). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. Volume II. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 2:1-182, pls. 34-82. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 128 [details]
additional source Huys, R. (2016). Harpacticoid copepods—their symbiotic associations and biogenic substrata: a review. <em>. In Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:448-729., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Lang, K. (1936). Copepoda Harpacticoida. In: Bock, S. (ed.). Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903. Stockholm 3(3):1-68, figs. 1-92. (ii-1936) [details] Available for editors
additional source Torii, S. & H. Yamamoto. (1975). Thalestris sp., a parasitic Copepoda on Undaria pinnatifida (a preliminary report). Journal of the Hokkaido Fisheries Experimental Station (Suisan Chosa Hokoku) 32(9):29-34, figs. 1-3. (ix-1975; in Japanese.) [details]
page(s): 128 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 128 [details] Available for editors
additional source Brady, G.S. (1880). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. Volume II. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 2:1-182, pls. 34-82. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 128 [details]
additional source Huys, R. (2016). Harpacticoid copepods—their symbiotic associations and biogenic substrata: a review. <em>. In Huys, R. (Ed.), Recent Developments in Taxonomy and Biodiversity of Symbiotic Copepoda (Crustacea) – A Volume in Celebration of the Career of Prof. Il-Hoi Kim. Zootaxa.</em> 4174:448-729., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4174.1.3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Lang, K. (1936). Copepoda Harpacticoida. In: Bock, S. (ed.). Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903. Stockholm 3(3):1-68, figs. 1-92. (ii-1936) [details] Available for editors
additional source Torii, S. & H. Yamamoto. (1975). Thalestris sp., a parasitic Copepoda on Undaria pinnatifida (a preliminary report). Journal of the Hokkaido Fisheries Experimental Station (Suisan Chosa Hokoku) 32(9):29-34, figs. 1-3. (ix-1975; in Japanese.) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Thalestris 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Thalestris
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalestris)
To ITIS
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Thalestris
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thalestris)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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