MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947

WoRMS taxon details

Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947

AphiaID

104090 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104090)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Calanoida

Original name

Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947

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Genus Bathycalanus Sars G.O., 1905
Genus Bradycalanus Scott A., 1909
Genus Elenacalanus Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
Genus Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904
Genus Heterocalanus sensu Wolfenden, 1906 accepted as Elenacalanus Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
Genus Macrocalanus Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Megacalanus Wolfenden, 1904 (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Sewell, R.B.S. (1947). The free-swimming planktonic Copepoda. Systematic account. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 1933-1934, British Museum of natural History 8(1):1-303, figs. 1-71. (20-iii-1947) [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104090 on 2024-11-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Boxshall, Geoff

2005-05-03 07:34:09Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-07-28 20:41:46Z

checked

Walter, T. Chad

2015-07-02 13:55:45Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-20 11:28:56Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Sewell, R.B.S. (1947). The free-swimming planktonic Copepoda. Systematic account. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 1933-1934, British Museum of natural History 8(1):1-303, figs. 1-71. (20-iii-1947) [details] Available for editors

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taxonomy source Bradford-Grieve, J.M., L. Blanco-Bercial & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). Zootaxa. 4229(1):1-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4229.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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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 Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	メガカラヌス科	[details]

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