WoRMS taxon details
Epicalymma schmitti Heron, 1977
128921 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128921)
accepted
Species
Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): pp. 40, 82-84; Figs. 28a-28n, 29a-29e; table 1, 3, 4. [details] Available for editors
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(of Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977)) Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): 82-84 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): pp. 40, 82-84; Figs. 28a-28n, 29a-29e; table 1, 3, 4. [details] Available for editors
[request](of Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977)) Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): 82-84 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Southwest Pacific Antarctic
type locality contained in Southwest Pacific Antarctic [details]
Distribution bipolar species
Depth range bathypelagic, abyssopelagic
Distribution bipolar species [details]
Depth range bathypelagic, abyssopelagic
Depth range bathypelagic, abyssopelagic [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Epicalymma schmitti Heron, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128921 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): pp. 40, 82-84; Figs. 28a-28n, 29a-29e; table 1, 3, 4. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977)) Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): 82-84 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
new combination reference Malt, S.J. (1982). New and little known species of Oncaeidae (Cyclopoida) from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 42(3):185-205, figs. 1-11, tabs. 1-2. (27-v-1982) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): pp. 40, 82-84; Figs. 28a-28n, 29a-29e; table 1, 3, 4. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Oncaea schmitti (Heron, 1977)) Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
page(s): 82-84 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
new combination reference Malt, S.J. (1982). New and little known species of Oncaeidae (Cyclopoida) from the northeastern Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 42(3):185-205, figs. 1-11, tabs. 1-2. (27-v-1982) [details] Available for editors
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Heron, G.A., T.S. English & D.M. Damkaer. (1984). Arctic Ocean Copepoda of the genera Lubbockia, Oncaea, and Epicalymma (Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae), with remarks on distribution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(3):448-490, figs. 1-20, tabs. 1-3. (13-vi-1984) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Heron, G.A., T.S. English & D.M. Damkaer. (1984). Arctic Ocean Copepoda of the genera Lubbockia, Oncaea, and Epicalymma (Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae), with remarks on distribution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(3):448-490, figs. 1-20, tabs. 1-3. (13-vi-1984) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution bipolar species [details]From regional or thematic species database
Depth range bathypelagic, abyssopelagic [details]
Interactive (multi-access) identification key for female Oncaeidae of the World Ocean
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 127848)
To ITIS
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 127848)
To ITIS
