WoRMS taxon details
Pegesimallus Krøyer, 1863
347753 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347753)
accepted
Genus
Pegesimallus spiralis Krøyer, 1863 (type by original designation)
- Species Pegesimallus spiralis Krøyer, 1863 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Pegesimallus Krøyer, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347753 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III.</em> 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864]. [details] 
Other
additional source
Wilson, C.B. (1924). New North American parasitic copepods, new hosts and notes on copepod nomenclature. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64(17)(2507):1-22, pls. 1-3.
note: In 1860 Steenstrup claimed that Kroyers's specimen was not a copepod but an agamid colony and recent examination of the type specimen has proved this claim to be true. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917).
page(s): 126-127 [details]
note: In 1860 Steenstrup claimed that Kroyers's specimen was not a copepod but an agamid colony and recent examination of the type specimen has proved this claim to be true. [details] Available for editors

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1917). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the Lernaeidae with a revision of the entire family. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2194):1-150, pls. 1-21. (13-vi-1917).
page(s): 126-127 [details]