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

Paranthessius Claus, 1889

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Paranthessius anemoniae Claus, 1889

Literature

original description	Claus, C. (1889). Ueber neue oder wenig bekannte halbparasitische Copepoden insbesondere der Lichomolgiden- und Ascomyzontiden-Gruppe. [On new or little known hemiparasitic copepods, especially of the lichomolgid and ascomyzontid groups.]. Arbeiten des Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien. 8(3):327-370, pls.
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	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Humes, A.G. (1970). Cyclopoid copepods of the genus Paranthessius associated with marine pelecypods in the West Indies. Bulletin of Marine Science 20(3):605-625, figs. 1-51. (ix-1970)
additional source	Mariniello, Loredana (2006). Crustacea Maxipolloda Copepodi parassiti ed associati, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Paranthessius Claus, 1889. 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:128714