WoRMS taxon details
Demoleus heptapus (Otto, 1821)
135973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135973)
accepted
Species
Binoculus sexsetaceus von Nordmann, 1832 · unaccepted (synonym according to Kabata (1979))
Caligus heptapus Otto, 1821 · unaccepted (synonym)
Caligus lessonius Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caligus paradoxus Otto, 1828 · unaccepted (listed as synonym by Kabata, 1979)
Demoleus paradoxus (Otto, 1828) · unaccepted (synonym)
Dinematura sexsetacea Burmeister, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dinemoura sexsetacea (Burmeister, 1833) · unaccepted (synonym)
Nogaus grandis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caligus heptapus Otto, 1821) Otto, A.G. (1821). Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum nondum editorum pars prior quam patri dilectissimo ad cineres usque venerando Bernhardo Crristiano Otto pro celebrando die laetissimo XI. [A survey of certain marine animals, not yet published, before the ashes of my beloved father, Bernhard Cristianus Otto, for celebrating the happiest day of the 11th.]. <em>Maji MDCCCXXI quo ante decem lustra honores doctorales acceperat. Typis Universitatis, Vratislavia.</em> 20 pp., available online at http://opac.nebis.ch/F/?local_base=NEBIS&CON_LNG=GER&func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=006471451 [details] 
Distribution North Atlantic; Mediterranen; off California (USA); Hawaii
Distribution North Atlantic; Mediterranen; off California (USA); Hawaii [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Demoleus heptapus (Otto, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135973 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Binoculus sexsetaceus von Nordmann, 1832) von Nordmann, A. (1832). Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere. [Micrographic contributions to the natural history of invertebrates.]. <em>Zweites Heft. Mit zehn Kupfertafeln, G. Reimer, Berlin.</em> XVIII:1-150, plates I-X., available online at https://archive.org/details/mikrographische00nordgoog [details]
original description (of Caligus heptapus Otto, 1821) Otto, A.G. (1821). Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum nondum editorum pars prior quam patri dilectissimo ad cineres usque venerando Bernhardo Crristiano Otto pro celebrando die laetissimo XI. [A survey of certain marine animals, not yet published, before the ashes of my beloved father, Bernhard Cristianus Otto, for celebrating the happiest day of the 11th.]. <em>Maji MDCCCXXI quo ante decem lustra honores doctorales acceperat. Typis Universitatis, Vratislavia.</em> 20 pp., available online at http://opac.nebis.ch/F/?local_base=NEBIS&CON_LNG=GER&func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=006471451 [details]
original description (of Caligus lessonius Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192 [details]
original description (of Caligus paradoxus Otto, 1828) Otto, A.W. (1828). Beschreibung einiger neuen, in den Jahren 1818 und 1819 im Mittelländischen Meere gefundener Crustaceen. [Description of some new Crustacea found in the Mediterranean Sea in 1818 and 1819.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher), Breslau & Bonn.</em> 14: 331-354, pls. 20-22. [details]
original description (of Nogaus grandis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861) Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528
page(s): 386 [details]
original description (of Dinematura sexsetacea Burmeister, 1835) Burmeister, H. (1835). Beschreibung einiger neuen oder weniger bekannten Schmarotzerkrebse, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über die Gruppe, welcher sie angehören. [Description of some new or lesser known parasitic crustaceans, together with general considerations about the group to which they belong.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher), Halle.</em> 17(1):269-336, pls. 23, 24, 24a, 25.(for 1833)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27013390 [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 Caligus heptapus Otto, 1821) Otto, A.G. (1821). Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum nondum editorum pars prior quam patri dilectissimo ad cineres usque venerando Bernhardo Crristiano Otto pro celebrando die laetissimo XI. [A survey of certain marine animals, not yet published, before the ashes of my beloved father, Bernhard Cristianus Otto, for celebrating the happiest day of the 11th.]. <em>Maji MDCCCXXI quo ante decem lustra honores doctorales acceperat. Typis Universitatis, Vratislavia.</em> 20 pp., available online at http://opac.nebis.ch/F/?local_base=NEBIS&CON_LNG=GER&func=find-b&find_code=SYS&request=006471451 [details]
original description (of Caligus lessonius Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192 [details]
original description (of Caligus paradoxus Otto, 1828) Otto, A.W. (1828). Beschreibung einiger neuen, in den Jahren 1818 und 1819 im Mittelländischen Meere gefundener Crustaceen. [Description of some new Crustacea found in the Mediterranean Sea in 1818 and 1819.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher), Breslau & Bonn.</em> 14: 331-354, pls. 20-22. [details]
original description (of Nogaus grandis Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861) Steenstrup, J.J.S. & C.F. Lütken. (1861). Bidrag til kundskab om det aabne havs snyltekrebs og lernæer samt om nogle andre nye eller hidtil kun ufuldstændigt kjendte parasitiske Copepoder. [Contribution to knowledge about the open sea parasitic crabs and mud crabs and about some other new or hitherto only incompletely known parasitic Copepods.]. <em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturhistorisk og Mathematisk Afdeling, Kjöbenhavn.</em> (5)5: 343-432, pls. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39308528
page(s): 386 [details]
original description (of Dinematura sexsetacea Burmeister, 1835) Burmeister, H. (1835). Beschreibung einiger neuen oder weniger bekannten Schmarotzerkrebse, nebst allgemeinen Betrachtungen über die Gruppe, welcher sie angehören. [Description of some new or lesser known parasitic crustaceans, together with general considerations about the group to which they belong.]. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum (Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher), Halle.</em> 17(1):269-336, pls. 23, 24, 24a, 25.(for 1833)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27013390 [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors 
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Lewis, A.G. (1966). The sternal furca of the caligoid copepods. Crustaceana, Leiden 10(1):7-14, figs. 1-2. (18-i-1966) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lewis, A.G. (1966). Copepod crustaceans parasitic on elasmobranch fishes of the Hawaiian islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(324):7-14, figs. 1-40. (12-iv-1966). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Laubier, L., C. Maillard & G. Oliver. (1966). Contribution a l'étude des parasites du 'Griset': Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788). [Contribution to the study of parasites of 'Griset': Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788).]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> Ser. A 17(3A):1197-1233, figs.1-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1943). Sur un Copépode (gen. Demoleus C. Heller) parasite d'Hexanchus. [On a Copepod (gen. Demoleus C. Heller) parasitic on Hexanchus.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographie (Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco.</em> 851:1-10. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Lewis, A.G. (1966). Copepod crustaceans parasitic on elasmobranch fishes of the Hawaiian islands. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(324):7-14, figs. 1-40. (12-iv-1966). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kabata, Z. (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> 152: i-xii, 1-468, figs. 1-203. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Laubier, L., C. Maillard & G. Oliver. (1966). Contribution a l'étude des parasites du 'Griset': Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788). [Contribution to the study of parasites of 'Griset': Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788).]. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> Ser. A 17(3A):1197-1233, figs.1-3. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dollfus, R.P. (1943). Sur un Copépode (gen. Demoleus C. Heller) parasite d'Hexanchus. [On a Copepod (gen. Demoleus C. Heller) parasitic on Hexanchus.]. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographie (Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco.</em> 851:1-10. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution North Atlantic; Mediterranen; off California (USA); Hawaii [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Demoleus paradoxus (Otto, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Demoleus heptapus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Demoleus paradoxus (Otto, 1828))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Demoleus heptapus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Demoleus paradoxus (Otto, 1828))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
