MSBIAS taxon details
Salmincola Wilson C.B., 1915
135610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135610)
accepted
Genus
Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
- Species Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Salmincola thymalli (Kessler, 1868)
- Species Salmincola gordoni Gurney, 1933 accepted as Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Salmincola salmonea (Gissler, 1751) accepted as Salmincola salmoneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, C.B. (1915). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeopodidae, with a revision of the entire family. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47(2063): 565-729, pls. 25-56, figs. 1-15. (6-iii-1915)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.47-2063.565 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Salmincola Wilson C.B., 1915. 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=135610 on 2026-08-06
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. Salmincola Wilson C.B., 1915. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135610 on 2026-08-06
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original description
Wilson, C.B. (1915). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeopodidae, with a revision of the entire family. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47(2063): 565-729, pls. 25-56, figs. 1-15. (6-iii-1915)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.47-2063.565 [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 Fasten, N. (1921). Studies on parasitic copepods of the genus Salmincola. American Naturalist 55:449-456. (ix/x-1921), available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/279828 [details]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [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 Fasten, N. (1921). Studies on parasitic copepods of the genus Salmincola. American Naturalist 55:449-456. (ix/x-1921), available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/279828 [details]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1988). Copepoda and Brachiura. In: Margolis, L. & Z. Kabata (eds.). Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part II. Crustacea. Canadian Special Publication in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 101:3-127, figs. 1-53. (French summary). [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Salmincola 
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Salmincola
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salmincola)
To Genbank
To ITIS
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Salmincola
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salmincola)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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