WoRMS taxon details
Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863)
129037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129037)
accepted
Species
Copilia oblonga Giesbrecht, 1891 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Lehnhofer, 1926)
Saphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863 · unaccepted (generic reassignment by...)
generic reassignment by Giesbrecht, 1892
Sapphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Saphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129037 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Copilia oblonga Giesbrecht, 1891) Giesbrecht, W. (1891). Elenco dei Copepodi pescati dalla R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' secondo la loro distribuzione geografica. [List of Copepods caught by the R. Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' according to their geographical distribution.]. <em>Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti.</em> (4)7 sem. 2:63-68, 276-282. [details]
original description (of Sapphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Saphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Sapphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Saphirinella mediterranea Claus, 1863) Claus, C. (1863). Die frei lebenden Copepoden mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Deutschlands, der Nordsee und des Mittelmeeres. [The free-living copepods with special consideration of the fauna of Germany, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.]. <em>Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 230 pp., pls. 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11820384 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-99-2017 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Bermuda)
Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lozano-Soldevilla, F. (1991). Nota sobre la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) en aguas de la Isla de El Hierro (Canarias). Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía 7(1):171-178, fig. 1, tabs. 1-2. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lehnhofer, K. (1926). Copepoda : Copilia Dana 1849 2 der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda: Copilia Dana 1849 2 of the German Deep Sea Expedition, systematics and distribution of the genus. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'.</em> 23(1):115-177, figs. 1-35, tabs. a-o. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Lozano-Soldevilla, F. (1991). Nota sobre la familia Sapphirinidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) en aguas de la Isla de El Hierro (Canarias). Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía 7(1):171-178, fig. 1, tabs. 1-2. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lehnhofer, K. (1926). Copepoda : Copilia Dana 1849 2 der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda: Copilia Dana 1849 2 of the German Deep Sea Expedition, systematics and distribution of the genus. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'.</em> 23(1):115-177, figs. 1-35, tabs. a-o. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Planktonic Copepods (Banyuls/OOB/UPMC/CNRS) Note: Including taxonomic identification plates, remarks, geographic distribution, ecological information & reference list
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Copilia mediterranea)
To Genbank
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Copilia mediterranea)
To Genbank
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
