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WoRMS taxon details

Placocalanus Fosshagen, 1970

AphiaID

347791 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:347791)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Placocalanus insularis Fosshagen, 1970 (type by original designation)

Parent

Pseudocyclopidae Giesbrecht, 1892-1893

Original name

Placocalanus Fosshagen, 1970

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Species Placocalanus brevipes Ohtsuka, Fosshagen & Soh, 1996
Species Placocalanus inermis Ohtsuka, Fosshagen & Soh, 1996
Species Placocalanus insularis Fosshagen, 1970
Species Placocalanus longicauda Ohtsuka, Fosshagen & Soh, 1996
Species Placocalanus nannus Fosshagen, 1970

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Fosshagen, A. (1970). Marine biological investigations in the Bahamas. 15. Ridgewayia (Copepoda, Calanoida) and two new genera of calanoids from the Bahamas. Sarsia 44:25-58, figs. 1-12. (10-xii-1970) [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Placocalanus Fosshagen, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=347791 on 2025-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 11:49:29Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

2012-03-04 15:11:26Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2014-07-03 15:16:33Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2015-09-03 06:24:32Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-30 15:13:59Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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Nomenclature

original description Fosshagen, A. (1970). Marine biological investigations in the Bahamas. 15. Ridgewayia (Copepoda, Calanoida) and two new genera of calanoids from the Bahamas. Sarsia 44:25-58, figs. 1-12. (10-xii-1970) [details] Available for editors

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