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Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903

Microcalanus pygmaeus and M. pusillus

AphiaID

104164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104164)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 (type by original designation)

Parent

Clausocalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893

Original name

Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903

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Species Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903
Species Microcalanus pygmaeus (Sars G.O., 1900)
Species Microcalanus cultrifer Farran, 1908 accepted as Mimocalanus cultrifer Farran, 1908
Species Microcalanus pygmeus accepted as Microcalanus pygmaeus (Sars G.O., 1900) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4:1-26, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 20; note: Sars 1901 proposed the name of Microcalanus [details]

Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XIII & XIV, Parapontellidae, Acartiidae, supplement. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104164 on 2025-03-01

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2005-03-30 12:51:50Z

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Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-07-28 20:41:46Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2011-02-01 18:45:34Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2015-07-13 11:03:02Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-21 12:05:51Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4:1-26, pls. 1-16. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 20; note: Sars 1901 proposed the name of Microcalanus [details]

original description Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XIII & XIV, Parapontellidae, Acartiidae, supplement. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]