Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Gymnoplea > Order Calanoida > Family Scolecitrichidae

Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Scaphocalanus affinis (Sars G.O., 1905)
Scaphocalanus amplius Park, 1970
Scaphocalanus brevicornis (Sars G.O., 1900)
Scaphocalanus brevirostris Park, 1970
Scaphocalanus curtus (Farran, 1926)
Scaphocalanus echinatus (Farran, 1905)
Scaphocalanus elongatus Scott A., 1909
Scaphocalanus insignis Brodsky, 1950
Scaphocalanus invalidus Hure & Scotto di Carlo, 1968
Scaphocalanus magnus (Scott T., 1894)
Scaphocalanus major (Scott T., 1894)
Scaphocalanus medius (Sars G.O., 1907)
Scaphocalanus pseudobrevirostris Schulz, 1987
Scaphocalanus subbrevicornis (Wolfenden, 1911)
Scaphocalanus subcurtus Park, 1970

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: スカフォカラヌス属

Literature

original description	Sars, G.O. (1900). Crustacea. In: Nansen, F. (ed.). The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893-1896., Scientific Results. 1(5): 1-141, Plates 1-36.
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Bradford, J.M. (1973). Revision of family and some generic definitions in the Phaennidae and Scolecithricidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(1-2):133-152, figs. 1-4.
additional source	Vervoort, W. (1965). Pelagic Copepoda. Part II. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Phaennidae up to and including Acartiidae, containing the description of a new species of Aetideidae. Atlantide Report, Danish Expedition to Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946 8:9-216.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Scaphocalanus Sars G.O., 1900. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104228