Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Harpacticoida > Family Canthocamptidae > Subfamily Canthocamptinae > Genus Mesochra

Mesochra rostrata Gurney, 1927

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Mesochra*	Boeck, 1865	accepted genus name
*Apsteinia*	Schmeil, 1894	synonym

Literature

original description	Gurney, R. (1927). Zoological Results of the Cambridge Expedition to the Suez Canal, XXXIII: Report on the Crustacea - Copepoda (Littoral and Semi-Parasitic). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 22(4):451-577, figs. 108-168, tab. 35. (xii-1927).
basis of record	Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) 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. 50:268-280.
additional source	Raibaut, A. (1963). Variations saisonnières des Copépodes Harpacticoïdes d'une mare temporaire. [Seasonal variations of Harpacticoid Copepods in a temporary pond. Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco. 17(3): 787-794, figs. 1-3.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Mesochra rostrata Gurney, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115708

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Mesochra rostrata Gurney, 1927. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0abba8eb-7b78-45c3-8650-a328033bf73b