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

Epicalymma Heron, 1977

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Epicalymma ancora (Gordeeva K.T., 1973)
Epicalymma brittoni Heron, English & Damkaer, 1984
Epicalymma exigua (Farran, 1908)
Epicalymma schmitti Heron, 1977
Epicalymma umbonata Heron, 1977

Literature

original description	Heron, G.A. (1977). Twenty-six species of Oncaeidae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from the southwest Pacific-Antarctic area. In: Pawson, D.L. (ed.). Biology of the Antarctic Seas, 6. Antarctic Research Series, Washington 26:37-96, figs. 1-34, tabs. 1-5. (22-viii-1977)
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	Heron, G.A. & J.M. Bradford-Grieve. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir, Wellington. 104:1-57, 30 figs., 4 tables.
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Heron, G.A., T.S. English & D.M. Damkaer. (1984). Arctic Ocean Copepoda of the genera Lubbockia, Oncaea, and Epicalymma (Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae), with remarks on distribution. Journal of Crustacean Biology 4(3):448-490, figs. 1-20, tabs. 1-3. (13-vi-1984)

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Epicalymma Heron, 1977. 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:128689