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

Megaclausia mirabilis O'Reilly, 1995

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MegaclausiaO'Reilly, 1995accepted genus name

Literature

original description

O'Reilly, M.G. (1995). A new genus of copepod (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) commensal with the maldanid polychaete Rhodine gracilor, with a review of the family Clausiidae. Journal of Natural History, London 29(1):47-64, figs 1-4, tab. 1.

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

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Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Megaclausia mirabilis O'Reilly, 1995. 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:128786

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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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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Geoff Boxshall

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