WoRMS taxon details
Microcalanus Sars G.O., 1903
104164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104164)
accepted
Genus
Microcalanus pusillus Sars G.O., 1903 (type by original designation)
- 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)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 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. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 20; note: Sars 1901 proposed the name of Microcalanus [details]
Sars, G.O. (1903). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XIII & XIV, Parapontellidae, Acartiidae, supplement. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Sars, G.O. (1901). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts I & II. Calanidae, Eucalanidae, Paracalanidae , Pseudocalanidae, Aetideidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 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. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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. <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 4:145-171, pls. 97-102, suppl. pls. 1-6. (look up in IMIS) [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]
Other
additional source
ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミクロカラヌス属 | [details] |
