WoRMS name details
Oniscus fulgens Telesius, 1819
366012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366012)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Oniscus De La Martinière, 1781 accepted as Cecrops Leach, 1816
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tilesius, W.G. (1819). Ueber das nächtliche Leuchten des Meerwassers (Fortsetzung). [On the nocturnal glow of sea water (continued).]. <em>Neue Annalen der Wetteranischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammte Naturkunde.</em> 1: 1-10, pl. 21. [details] 
Taxonomic remark The illustrations in Tilesius clearly show this is an isopod not a copepod.
Taxonomic remark The illustrations in Tilesius clearly show this is an isopod not a copepod. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Oniscus fulgens Telesius, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366012 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Tilesius, W.G. (1819). Ueber das nächtliche Leuchten des Meerwassers (Fortsetzung). [On the nocturnal glow of sea water (continued).]. <em>Neue Annalen der Wetteranischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammte Naturkunde.</em> 1: 1-10, pl. 21. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The illustrations in Tilesius clearly show this is an isopod not a copepod. [details]
