MSBIAS taxon details
Lichomolgus Thorell, 1859
128666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128666)
accepted
Genus
Lichomolgus albens Thorell, 1859 (type by original designation)
- Species Lichomolgus albens Thorell, 1859
- Species Lichomolgus canui Sars G.O., 1917
- Species Lichomolgus diazonae Gotto, 1961
- Species Lichomolgus forficula Thorell, 1859
- Species Lichomolgus furcillatus Thorell, 1859
- Species Lichomolgus leptodermatus Gooding, 1957
- Species Lichomolgus marginatus Thorell, 1859
- Species Lichomolgus agilis (Leydig, 1853) accepted as Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853 (Humes & Stock (1973): synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638
page(s): 64 [details]
page(s): 64 [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Lichomolgus Thorell, 1859. 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=128666 on 2026-07-07
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. Lichomolgus Thorell, 1859. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128666 on 2026-07-07
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original description
Thorell, T. (1859). Bidrag till Kännedomen om Krustaceer, som lefva i arter af Slägtet Ascidia L. [Contribution to the Knowledge of Crustacea, which live in species of the Genus Ascidia L.]. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 3 (8):1-84, pls.1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38939638
page(s): 64 [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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
additional source Gotto, R.V. (1955). XLVIII. A note on the ecology of the genus Lichomolgus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (12)8:390-392. (v-1955)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935508655655 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 64 [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]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. <em>Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien.</em> 8(3):327-370, pls. [details]
additional source Gotto, R.V. (1955). XLVIII. A note on the ecology of the genus Lichomolgus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (12)8:390-392. (v-1955)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222935508655655 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Lichomolgus 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lichomolgus
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lichomolgus)
To Genbank
To ITIS
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Lichomolgus
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lichomolgus)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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