WoRMS taxon details
Aphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996
135800 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135800)
accepted
Species
Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Humes, A.G. (1996). Deep-sea Copepoda (Siphonostomatoida) from hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23(degree)W and 37(degree)N. Bulletin of Marine Science 58(3):609-653. (v.1996) [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Aphotopontius atlanteus Humes, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135800 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Humes, A.G. (1996). Deep-sea Copepoda (Siphonostomatoida) from hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23(degree)W and 37(degree)N. Bulletin of Marine Science 58(3):609-653. (v.1996) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997) Humes, A.G. (1997). Siphonostomatoid copepods from deep-sea hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge west of the Azores. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 38(2):63-77. [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]original description (of Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997) Humes, A.G. (1997). Siphonostomatoid copepods from deep-sea hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge west of the Azores. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 38(2):63-77. [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Humes, A.G. (1997). Siphonostomatoid copepods from deep-sea hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge west of the Azores. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 38(2):63-77. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Humes, A.G. (1997). Siphonostomatoid copepods from deep-sea hydrothermal sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge west of the Azores. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 38(2):63-77. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 268306)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 285469) (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
To PESI (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (5 records) (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 268306)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 285469) (from synonym Aphotopontius temperatus Humes, 1997)
