MSBIAS taxon details
Nanaspididae Humes & Cressey, 1959
135529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135529)
accepted
Family
marine, brackish, fresh
Humes, A.G. & R.F. Cressey. (1959). A new family and genus of cyclopoid copepod parasitic on a holothurian. Journal of Parasitology 45(2):209-216, figs. 1-24 on pls. 1-3. (iv-1959), available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3286534 [details] Available for editors 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Nanaspididae Humes & Cressey, 1959. 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=135529 on 2026-02-19
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. Nanaspididae Humes & Cressey, 1959. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135529 on 2026-02-19
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Humes, A.G. & R.F. Cressey. (1959). A new family and genus of cyclopoid copepod parasitic on a holothurian. Journal of Parasitology 45(2):209-216, figs. 1-24 on pls. 1-3. (iv-1959), available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3286534 [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 Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
