Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Monstrilloida > Family Monstrillidae > Genus Monstrilla

Monstrilla obesa Isaac, 1975

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Monstrilla*	Dana, 1849-1852	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Isaac, M.J. (1975). Copepoda. Sub-order Monstrilloida. Fiches d'Identification du Zooplancton, Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer 144/145:1-10.
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	ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.
additional source	Isaac, M.J. (1975). Copepoda. Sub-order Monstrilloida. Fiches d'Identification du Zooplancton, Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer 144/145:1-10.
ecology source	Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally)	Isaac, M.J. (1974). Studies on planktonic arthropods. Ph.D. Thesis, University College of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom 146pp.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Monstrilla obesa Isaac, 1975. 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:119807