North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832

SEM of Ergasilus sieboldi on host gill

AphiaID

128641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128641)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ergasilus sieboldi von Nordmann, 1832 (type by original designation)

Parent

Ergasilidae Burmeister, 1835

Original name

Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832

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Species Ergasilus briani Markevich, 1933
Species Ergasilus chautauquaensis Fellows, 1887
Species Ergasilus gibbus von Nordmann, 1832
Species Ergasilus labracis Krøyer, 1863
Species Ergasilus lizae Krøyer, 1863
Species Ergasilus manicatus Wilson C.B., 1911
Species Ergasilus ponticus Markevich, 1940
Species Ergasilus sieboldi von Nordmann, 1832

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin. XVIII:1-150, plates I-X., available online at https://archive.org/details/mikrographische00nordgoog [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128641 on 2026-07-19

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=128641 on 2026-07-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2013-12-19 11:30:23Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2014-09-30 09:09:36Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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original description von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin. XVIII:1-150, plates I-X., available online at https://archive.org/details/mikrographische00nordgoog [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]

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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Amado, M.A.P.M. (1992). Ergasilideos parasitas de peixes de águas continentais brasileiras (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), com uma hipótese de filogenia da familia. [Ergasilids, parasites of fishes of Brazilian continental waters (Copepoda: Poecilostomaatoida) with an hypothesis of the phlogeny of the family.]. Tese de Doutorado, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. 204 pp. (Portuguese).
page(s): 39-56 [details] Available for editors

additional source Andrews, M. (2004). A review of the family Ergasilidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) of Africa. M.Sc. Thesis, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. 219 pp. [details] Available for editors

additional source Roberts, L.S. (1970). Ergasilus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida): revision and key to species in North America. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 89:134-161, figs. 1-33. (22-iv-1970), available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3224624 [details] Available for editors

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

additional source Krey, E. (1934). Ergasilus. Fischereizeitung, Neudamm 37(8):105-107. (25-ii-1934) [details]

additional source Krøyer, H. (1863 - 1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. [Contribution to Knowledge of the Parasitic Copepods.]. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Ser. III, 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-432, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details]

additional source Scott, T. (1901). Notes on some parasites of fishes. Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 19(3):120-153, pls. 7-8. [details]

additional source Sewell, R.B.S. (1924). Crustacea Copepoda: Fauna of Chilka Lake. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 5(12):771-851, pls. 44-59. (vii-1924).
note: Ergasilus sp. [details] Available for editors

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1911). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Ergasilidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1788):263-400, pls. 41-60. (11-i-1911), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.39-1788.263 [details]

additional source Song, Y., G.T. Wang, W.J. Yao, Q. Gao & P. Nie. (2008). Phylogeny of freshwater parasitic copepods in the Ergasilidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) based on 18S and 28S rDNA sequences. Parasitology Research. 102(2): 299-306., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0764-8 [details] Available for editors