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

Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Eurytemora*	Giesbrecht, 1881	accepted genus name
*Temorella*	Claus, 1881	synonym

Children

Eurytemora affinis affinis (Poppe, 1880)

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
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additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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additional source	Gutiérrez-Aguirre, M.A., E. Suárez-Morales, A. Cervantes-Martínez & E.J. Walsh. (2019). Freshwater copepods (Calanoida, Cyclopoida and Harpacticoida) from the Chihuahuan Desert. CONACYT, Registro Nacional de Instituciones y Empresas Científicas y Tecnológicas, Mexico. :1-86.
additional source	Verreth, J. (1974). De invloed van enkele ecologische parameters op de ontwikkeling en de reproduktie van de calanoide copepod Eurytemora affinis Poppe, in laboratoriumkulturen. [Influence of some ecological parameters on the development and reproduction of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis Poppe, under laboratory conditions.]. B.Sc. Thesis, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium. 107 pp.
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additional source	Heerkloss, R. & M. Ring. (1989). Ingestion rate and amylase activity in the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis (Poppe). Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität, Rostock, Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe 38(5):13-17.
additional source	Nixon, B.F., III. (1982). Development of electrophoretic and histochemical assays for enzyme studies of the copepod Eurytemora affinis. M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 90 pp.
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.
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additional source	Katona, S.K. (1975). Copulation in the copepod Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880). Crustaceana, Leiden 28(1):89-95, fig. 1, pl. 1, tabs. 1-2. (12-iii-1975)
additional source	Bradley, B.P. (1978). Genetic and physiological adaptation of the copepod Eurytemora affinis to seasonal temperatures. Genetics 90:193-205.
additional source	Engel, R.A. (1962). Eurytemora affinis, a calanoid copepod new to Lake Erie. Ohio Journal of Science 62(5):252. (ix-1962)
additional source	Mordukhai-Boltovskoy, F.D., ed. (1969). Rakoobraznye. (Crustacea). Opredetel' fauny Chernogo i Azovskogo more, 2. Svobodnozhivushchie bespozvonochnye. [Crustacea. Identification key to the fauna of the Black and Azov Seas, 2. Freeliving invertebrates.]. Institut Biologii Yuzh'nykh Morei, Akademiya Nauk USSR, Naukova Dumka, Kiev. 536 pp. (In Russian.).
additional source	Revis, N., J. Castel & M.L.M. Tackx. (1991). Some reflections on the structure of the mandible plate of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida). Hydrobiological Bulletin, Amsterdam 25(1):45-50.
additional source	Dussart, B.H. (1967). Les Copépodes des eaux continentales d'Europe occidentale. Tome I: Calanoïdes et Harpacticoïdes. [Copepods of the continental waters of Western Europe. Volume I: Calanoids and Harpacticoids.]. N. Boubée et Cie, Paris. 500 pp.
additional source	Rozanka, Z., B. Adamkiewicz-Chojnacka & R. Heerkloss. (1988). Abundance of Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the Vistula lagoon as related to environmental factors. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität, Rostock, Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe 37(5) (= Meersbiol. Beitr. Sekt. Biol. 16:61-63, figs. 1-3, tab. 1.
additional source	Heerkloss, R., U. Brenning, R. Ihlenfeld & R. Frank. (1990). Influence of temperature and epizoic ciliates on the growth of Eurytemora affinis (Poppe)(Calanoida, Copepoda) under laboratory conditions. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität, Rostock, Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe 39(3):12-15.
additional source	Petit, G. & D. Schachter. (1947). Contributions a l'étude biologique de la Camargue. Sur la présence du genre Eurytemora en Camargue. [Contributions to the biological study of the Camargue. On the presence of the genus Eurytemora in the Camargue.]. Bulletin du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Marseille. 7(2-3): 103-114. (4-Vii-1947).
additional source	Ring, M., R. Heerkloss & H. Albrecht. (1986). Saisonale Veränderungen in der Besiedlung von Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) (Calanoida, Copepoda) mit peritrichen Ciliaten. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität, Rostock, Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe 35(5):64-68.
additional source	Pomerleau, C. (2008). Mercury and carbon in marine pelagic zooplankton: linkage with oceanographic processes in the Canadian High Arctic. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 112 pp.
additional source	Heerkloss, R. (1979). Selektivität der Nahrungsaufnahme, Ingestionsrate und Faecesabgabe bei Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) (Calanoida, Copepoda). [Selectivity of food intake, ingestion rate and feces excretion in Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) (Calanoida, Copepoda).]. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Wilhelm-Pieck-Univertität, Rostock, Reihe Mathematische-Naturwissenschaftliche. 28(6):525-530, figs. 1-3.
additional source	Bradley, B.P. & P.A. Ketzner. (1982). Genetic and non-genetic variability in temperature tolerance of the copepod Eurytemora affinis in five temperature regimes. Biological Bulletin, Woods Hole. 162(3):233-245, tabs. 1-7. (vi-1982).
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additional source	Mouth, C., M. Tackx, F. Azémar, E. Bou, P. Meire, T. Maris, L. Legal & A. Bernard. (2024). Environmental factors as drivers of the spatial distribution of the copepods Eurytemora affinis affinis and Eurytemora velox in the Scheldt tributaries. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science. 303:1-14. Aug 2024.
additional source	Katona, S.K. (1971). The developmental stages of Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880) (Copepoda, Calanoida) raised in laboratory cultures, including a comparison with the larvae of Eurytemora americana Williams, 1906, and Eurytemora herdmani Thompson & Scott, 1897. Crustaceana, Leiden 21(1):5-20, figs. 1-93. (1-ix-1971)
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.
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additional source	Barthel, K.G. (1983). Food uptake and growth efficiency of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda: Calanoida). Marine Biology, Berlin. 74(3):269-274, figs. 1-3, tab. 1. (vii-1983).
additional source	Bradley, B.P. (1978). Increase in range of temperature tolerance by acclimation in the copepod Eurytemora affinis. Biological Bulletin, Woods Hole 154(2):177-187, tabs. 1-5. (iv-1978)
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additional source	Hoffmeyer, M.S., B.W. Frost & M.B. Castro. (2000). Eurytemora americana Williams, 1906, not Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880), inhabits the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina. Scientia Marina 64(1):111-113. (iii.2000)
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additional source	Vaas, P. & G.G. Pesch. (1984). A karyological study of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(2):248-251, fig. 1, tab. 1. (3-iv-1984)
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additional source	Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41.
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additional source	Katona, S.K. (1970). Growth characteristics of the copepods Eurytemora affinis and E. herdmani in laboratory cultures. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 20(1-4):373-384, figs. 1-4. (v-1970)
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additional source	Croskery, P. (1978). The freshwater co-occurrence of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda: Calanoida) and Manayunkia speciosa (Annelida: Polychaeta): possible relicts of a marine incursion. Hydrobiologia, The Hague. 59(3):237-241. (22-vi-1978).
additional source	Peignot, Q., G. Winkler, E. Roy, N. Giusti & J. Forget-Leray. (2024). First evidence of lithium toxicity in the cryptic species complex of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety. 283:1-8. 116813 Sep 2024.
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Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880). 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:104872

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a185386f-a432-44d3-9ef9-835542ac6400