WoRMS taxon details
Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900)
254602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:254602)
accepted
Species
Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900 · unaccepted
Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905) · unaccepted (listed as synonym in revision of...)
listed as synonym in revision of Markhaseva, 1996
Gaetanus intermedius (Wolfenden, 1905) · unaccepted
Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905 · unaccepted
Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900) · unaccepted
Gaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1905 · unaccepted (listed as synonym in revision of...)
listed as synonym in revision of Markhaseva, 1996
Gaidius major Wolfenden, 1904 · unaccepted (listed as synonym in revision of...)
listed as synonym in revision of Markhaseva, 1996
Gaidius robustus of Vervoort, 1949 · unaccepted (listed as synonym in revision of...)
listed as synonym in revision of Markhaseva, 1996
Mesogaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1911 · unaccepted (listed as synonym in revision of...)
listed as synonym in revision of Markhaseva, 1996
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details] 
Depth range meso-bathypelagic, hadopelagic
Depth range meso-bathypelagic, hadopelagic [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Gaetanus brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254602 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905) Sars, G.O. (1905). Liste préliminaire des Calanoides recueillis pendant les campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco, avec diagnoses des genres et des espéces nouvelles. (1 re partie). [Preliminary list of Calanoides collected during the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, with diagnoses of the genera and new species. (Part 1).]. <em>Bulletin du Musée Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 26:1-22. (20-iii-1905).
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Gaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1905) Wolfenden, R.N. (1905). Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part 1. Copepoda. Rebman Limited, London & New York. [The original edition was withdrawn by Wolfenden and an amended edition was being circulated. Vide: Farran, G.P., 1939.] :1-24, pls. 1-7. [Part 2, 1906, Copepoda: 25-44, pls. 8-14.] [details]
original description (of Mesogaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1911) Wolfenden, R.N. (1911). Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> 12(Zoologie 4)(4):181-380, pls. 22-41, figs. 1-82. (iv-1911) [V SIL f QL444 .C7W85]. [details]
original description (of Gaidius major Wolfenden, 1904) Wolfenden, R.N. (1904). Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom n. ser. 7:110-146, fig. 1, pl. 9. (iv-1904) [details]
original description (of Gaidius robustus of Vervoort, 1949) Vervoort, W. (1949). Some new and rare Copepoda Calanoida from East Indian seas. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 5:1-53, figs. 1-23. (19-ii-1949) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Gaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1905) Wolfenden, R.N. (1905). Plankton Studies: preliminary notes upon new or interesting species. Part 1. Copepoda. Rebman Limited, London & New York. [The original edition was withdrawn by Wolfenden and an amended edition was being circulated. Vide: Farran, G.P., 1939.] :1-24, pls. 1-7. [Part 2, 1906, Copepoda: 25-44, pls. 8-14.] [details]
original description (of Mesogaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1911) Wolfenden, R.N. (1911). Die marinen Copepoden der Deutschen Südpolar Expedition 1901-1903. II. Die pelagischen Copepoden der Westwinddrift und des südlichen Eismeers mit Beschreibung mehrerer neuer Arten aus dem Atlantischen Ozean. [The marine copepods of the German South Polar Expedition 1901-1903. II. The pelagic copepods of the Westwind Drift and the Southern Polar Sea with descriptions of several new species from the Atlantic Ocean.]. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903.</em> 12(Zoologie 4)(4):181-380, pls. 22-41, figs. 1-82. (iv-1911) [V SIL f QL444 .C7W85]. [details]
original description (of Gaidius major Wolfenden, 1904) Wolfenden, R.N. (1904). Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom n. ser. 7:110-146, fig. 1, pl. 9. (iv-1904) [details]
original description (of Gaidius robustus of Vervoort, 1949) Vervoort, W. (1949). Some new and rare Copepoda Calanoida from East Indian seas. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 5:1-53, figs. 1-23. (19-ii-1949) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900) Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. <em>In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results.</em> 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17104697#page/9/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Wilson, C. B. (1936). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda . Zoologica Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society , New York, 21(7): 89-93 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Wilson, C. B. (1936). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda . Zoologica Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society , New York, 21(7): 89-93 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils.</em> pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Depth range meso-bathypelagic, hadopelagic [details]
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gaidius robustus of Vervoort, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gaidius major Wolfenden, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gaetanus intermedius (Wolfenden, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gaetanus brevispinus)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To PESI (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (10 records) (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (21 records) (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gaidius robustus of Vervoort, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gaidius major Wolfenden, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gaetanus intermedius (Wolfenden, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gaidius intermedius Wolfenden, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gaetanus brevispinus)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Chiridius brevispinus Sars G.O., 1900)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To PESI (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Gaetanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (10 records) (from synonym Gaidius affinis Sars G.O., 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (21 records) (from synonym Gaidius brevispinus (Sars G.O., 1900))
To ITIS
