Pseudocalanus
| Pseudocalanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Clausocalanidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocalanus Boeck, 1873[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pseudocalanus elongatus (Brady, 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudocalanus is a genus of copepods in the family Clausocalanidae. The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]
- Pseudocalanus acuspes (Giesbrecht, 1881)
- Pseudocalanus elongatus (Brady, 1865)
- Pseudocalanus mimus Frost, 1989
- Pseudocalanus minutus (Krøyer, 1845)
- Pseudocalanus moultoni Frost, 1989
- Pseudocalanus newmani Frost, 1989
Additionally, Pseudocalanus clausii (Boeck, 1865) is uncertain nomen dubium. Pseudocalanus feildeni Norman, 1878 and Pseudocalanus major Sars G.O., 1900 are considered species inquirenda. Pseudocalanus minor often appears in checklists, without an authority.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 T. Chad Walter (2024). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Pseudocalanus Boeck, 1873". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Pseudocalanus at Global Biodiversity Information Facility