WoRMS taxon details
Eupelte Claus, 1860
115428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115428)
accepted
Genus
Eupelte gracilis Claus, 1860 (type by original designation)
Paralteutha Scott T., 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Eupelte acutispinis Zhang & Li, 1976
- Species Eupelte aurulenta Wells & Rao, 1987
- Species Eupelte beckleyae Hicks, 1982
- Species Eupelte bicornis Claus, 1863
- Species Eupelte gracilis Claus, 1860
- Species Eupelte hexaseta Hicks, 1982
- Species Eupelte hughesi Varela, Iliffe & Walter, 2023
- Species Eupelte minuta (Ramirez, 1971)
- Species Eupelte oblonga Claus, 1886
- Species Eupelte purpurocincta (Norman, 1869)
- Species Eupelte regalis Hicks, 1971
- Species Eupelte setacauda Monk, 1941
- Species Eupelte simile (Monk, 1941)
- Species Eupelte tristanensis Wiborg, 1964
- Species Eupelte typica (Scott T., 1912)
- Species Eupelte villosa (Brady, 1910)
- Species Eupelte dokdoensis Song & Lee, 2024 (unaccepted > interim unpublished, Does not comply with ICZN art 8.5.3 (no indication of registration in ZooBank))
- Species Eupelte oblivia Scott A., 1909 accepted as Alteuthellopsis oblivia (Scott A., 1909)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Claus, C. (1860). Beiträge zur Kenntis der Entomostraken. <em>N.G. Elwert'schje Universitaeis - Buchhandlung, Marburg, Germany.</em> 1:1-28, pls. 1-4. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Eupelte Claus, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115428 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Claus, C. (1860). Beiträge zur Kenntis der Entomostraken. <em>N.G. Elwert'schje Universitaeis - Buchhandlung, Marburg, Germany.</em> 1:1-28, pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Paralteutha Scott T., 1912) Scott, T. (1912). The Entomostraca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 48(3):521-599, figs. 1-4, pls. 1-14. (15-xi-1912)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41769653 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Paralteutha Scott T., 1912) Scott, T. (1912). The Entomostraca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 48(3):521-599, figs. 1-4, pls. 1-14. (15-xi-1912)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41769653 [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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identification resource
Song, S.J. & S.K. Lee. (2024). New species of Eupelte (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the East Sea, with notes on the zoogeography of the genus. <em>Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.</em> 12: 1-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12040530
note: Key to the females of the species of Eupelte. [details]
note: Key to the females of the species of Eupelte. [details]
Other
additional source
Demeulenaere, B. (1991). Marine phytal harpacticoida from Kenya: with empasis on seagrass dwelling species. MSc. Thesis in Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology. 49 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ニセボカシソコミジンコ属 [from synonym] | [details] |
