''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s in the family
Porcellidiidae
Porcellidiidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Harpacticoida.
Genera
Genera:
* ''Acutiramus
''Acutiramus'' is a genus of giant predatory eurypterid, an extinct group of aquatic arthropods. Fossils of ''Acutiramus'' have be ...
, first described by
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universitaets-Buchhandlung, Marburg.'': 1–28; Pls. 1–4.
[Porcellidium Claus, 1860 in GBIF Secretariat. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-10-30.]
The type species is ''Porcellidium viridis'' (Philippi, 1840) accepted as ''Porcellidium viride'' (Philippi, 1840).
[ Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2023). World of Copepods Database. Porcellidium Claus, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115433 on 2023-10-30 ]
Species
As of October 2023, the following species are accepted in the genus ''Porcellidium'':
* ''
Porcellidium akashimum''
Harris V.A. & Iwasaki, 1996
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Porcellidium algoense''
Hicks, 1982
* ''
Porcellidium brevicavum''
Kim I.H. & H.S. Kim, 1997
* ''
Porcellidium erythrogastrum''
Harris V.A. & H.M. Robertson, 1994
* ''
Porcellidium erythrum''
Hicks, 1971
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Porcellidium fasciatum''
Boeck, 1865
* ''
Porcellidium hartmannorum''
Tiemann, 1978
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Porcellidium hormosirii''
Harris V.A. & H.M. Robertson, 1994
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Porcellidium kiiroum''
Harris V.A. & Iwasaki, 1996
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Porcellidium londonarum''
Harris V.A., 1994
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Porcellidium malleatum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universit ...
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Vervoort, 1964
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Porcellidium naviculum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Harris V.A. & H.M. Robertson, 1994
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Porcellidium ocellum''
Harris V.A. & Robertson H.M., 1994
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Porcellidium ofunatense''
Harris V.A. & Iwasaki, 1996
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Porcellidium phyllosporum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Harris V.A. & H.M. Robertson, 1994
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Porcellidium pulchrum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Harris V.A. & H.M. Robertson, 1994
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Porcellidium rastellum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Harris V.A., 2014
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Porcellidium roscoffensis
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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(Bocquet, 1948)
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Porcellidium rubrum
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Pallares, 1966
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Porcellidium viride
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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(Philippi, 1840)
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Porcellidium wandoensis
''Porcellidium'' is a genus of harpacticoid copepods in the family Porcellidiidae, first described by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus in 1860 in: Claus, C. 1860. ''Beitraege zur Kenntniss der Entomostraken. Erstes Heft. N.G. Elwert’sche Universi ...
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Kim I.H. & H.S. Kim, 1997
References
Copepod genera
Harpacticoida
Taxa described in 1860
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