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

Labidocera wollastoni (Lubbock, 1857)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Labidocera*	Lubbock, 1853	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Pontella wollastoni*	Lubbock, 1857	synonym

Literature

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	Pesta, O. (1928). Krebstiere oder Crustacea. I: Ruderfüsser oder Copepoda (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3. Ordnung) [Crustaceans or Crustacea. I: Copepods (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3rd order).]. In: Dahl, F. (ed.). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der Angrenzenden Meeresteile nach Ihren Merkmalen und nach Ihrer Lebensweise. Fischer, Jena. 9:1-136, figs. 1-115.
additional source	Weikert, H. (1973). Zur Ökologie der Pontellidae (Copepoda, Calanoida) im subtropischen Nordostatlantik. [On the ecology of the Pontellidae (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic.]. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse, Reihe D - Biologie. 16:42-59, figs. 1-2, tabs. 1-7. (xi-1973).
additional source	Paulmier, G. (2006). Les Pontellidae et les Parapontellidae (Copepoda, Gymnoplea) des eaux cotieres de la Bretagne et de la Normandie (France). The Pontellidae and Parapontellidae (Copepoda, Gymnoplea) of the coastal waters of Brittany and Normandy (France). Bulletin de la Societe Linneenne de Bordeaux 34(2): 141-149.
additional source	Wolfenden, R.N. (1906). Notes on the collection of Copepoda. In: Stanley Gardiner, J. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. University Press, Cambridge 2, suppl. 1: 989-1040, pls. 96-100.
additional source	Champalbert, G. (1978). Rythmes d'activité natatoire de quelques Copépodes hyponeustoniques (Anomalocera patersoni Templeton, Pontella mediterranea Claus, Labidocera wollastoni Lubbock) en fonction des conditions d'éclairement et de pression. [Swimming activity rhythms of some hyponeustonic copepods (Anomalocera patersoni Templeton, Pontella mediterranea Claus, Labidocera wollastoni Lubbock) as a function of lighting and pressure conditions.]. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 35(3):233-249, figs. 1-14.
additional source	Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XI & XII, Heterorhabdidae (continued), Arietellidae, Pseudocyclopidae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4: 121-171 pls. 81-96.
additional source	Grice, G.D. & V.R. Gibson. (1982). The developmental stages of the calanoid copepod Labidocera wollastoni (Lubbock) with observations on its eggs. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 23(2):215-225, figs. 1-7. (French summary.)
additional source	Scott, T. (1898). On the recurrence of Labidocera wollastoni Lubbock, and Isias clavipes Boeck, in the Firth of Clyde. Annals of Scottish Natural History. 7(26):120. (iv-1898).
additional source	Demir, M. (1958). Kuzey - Dogu ege, Marmara ve Güney Karadenizin pelajik kopepodlar (Copepoda) faunasi. Kisim. I. Pontellidae ve Parapontellidae. [Pontellidae and Parapontellidae (pelagic Copepoda) from the southern Black, Marmara and north-east Aegean Seas.]. Hidrobiologi Mecmuasi, Istanbul Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Hidrobiologi. (A)4(3-4):103-124.
additional source	Muxagata, E.M. & J.A. Williams. (2004). The Mesozooplankton of the Solent-Southampton Water system: a photographic guide. Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, U.K. 103 pp.
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	Canu, E. (1892). Les Copépodes du Boulonnais. Morphologie, embryologie, taxonomie. [Copepods of Boulogne. Morphology, embryology, taxonomy.]. Travaux du Laboratoire de Zoologie Maritime de Wimereux-Ambleteuse. 6:1-292, figs. 1-20, pls. 1-30.
additional source	Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts IX & X, Temoridae, Metridiidae, Heterorhabdidae. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4: 97-120, pls. 65-80.
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Friedrich, H. (1931). Einige Notizen über die Augen der Pontellide Labidocera wollastoni. [Some notes on the eyes of the pontellid Labidocera wollastoni.]. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 96(9-10):239-245, figs. 1-5. (1-xi-1931).
ecology source	Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Labidocera wollastoni (Lubbock, 1857). 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:104736