Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Misophrioida > Family Speleophriidae

Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Expansophria dimorpha Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987
Expansophria sarda Jaume & Boxshall, 1996

Literature

original description

Boxshall, G.A. & T.M. Iliffe. (1987). Three new genera and five new species of misophrioid copepods (Crustacea) from anchialine caves in Indo-West Pacific and North Atlantic islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London. 91(3): 223-252, figs. 1-14.

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

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

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Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987. 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:119200

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2024-07-09 by T. Chad Walter

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