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Tantulocarida

AphiaID

1083 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1083)

Classification

Authority

Boxshall & Lincoln, 1983

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Multicrustacea

Direct children (6)

Ordering

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Family Basipodellidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1983
Family Cumoniscidae Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
Family Doryphallophoridae Huys, 1991
Family Microdajidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987
Family Onceroxenidae Huys, 1991
Family Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987 accepted as Cumoniscidae Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923 (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Boxshall, G.A. & R.J. Lincoln. (1983). Tantulocarida, a new class of Crustacea ectoparasitic on other crustaceans. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 3(1):1-16, figs. 1-5. (22-ii-1983). [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Tantulocarida. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1083 on 2025-05-25

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Tantulocarida. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1083 on 2025-05-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2005-05-04 07:42:17Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2008-08-20 12:39:15Z

checked

Boxshall, Geoff

2015-05-05 09:47:59Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2016-11-30 12:36:48Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

2022-05-16 08:06:50Z

changed

Boxshall, Geoff

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original description Boxshall, G.A. & R.J. Lincoln. (1983). Tantulocarida, a new class of Crustacea ectoparasitic on other crustaceans. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 3(1):1-16, figs. 1-5. (22-ii-1983). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Brusca, R.C.; Brusca, G.J. (1990). Invertebrates. Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, MA (USA). ISBN 0-87893-098-1. 922 pp. (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

additional source Huys, R., G.A. Boxshall & R.J. Lincoln. (1994). The tantulocarid life cycle: the circle closed?. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 13(3):432-442. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tantulocarida)
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To ITIS