Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Cyclopoida > Suborder Ergasilida > Family Anthessiidae

Anthessius Della Valle, 1880

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pseudomolgus*	Sars G.O., 1916	synonym

Children

Anthessius arenicolus (Brady, 1872)
Anthessius leptostylis (Sars G.O., 1916)
Anthessius teissieri Bocquet & Stock, 1958

Literature

original description	Della Valle, A. (1880). Sui coriceidi parassiti, e sull'anatomia del gen. Lichomolgus. [On the parasitic coryceids, and on the anatomy of the genus Lichomolgus.]. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Memorie della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rome. 3(5):107-124, 2 pls. [fpr 1879].
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].
additional source	Ho, J.S. (1997). Cladistics of the Anthessius Della Valle, 1880: a major genus of Poecilostome Copepods parasitic on mollusca. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2):483-493. figs.1-4, tbls.1-4.
additional source	Ho, J.S. (1983). A new species of copepod associated with Pleurobranchaea californica (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) with discussion on Anthessius associated with notaspidean sea slugs. Veliger, Berkeley 25(4):393-398, figs. 1-3. (1-iv-1983)

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Anthessius Della Valle, 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:128607