| Heterocope | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Temoridae |
| Genus: | Heterocope Sars G.O., 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Heterocope appendiculata Sars G.O., 1863 | |
Heterocope is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae. It was described by Norwegian biologist Georg Ossian Sars in 1863.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following currently accepted species:[1]
- Heterocope borealis (Fischer, 1851)
- Heterocope caspia Sars G.O., 1897
- Heterocope septentrionalis Juday & Muttkowski, 1915
- Heterocope appendiculata Sars G.O., 1863
- Heterocope saliens Lilljeborg, 1863
- Heterocope soldatovi Rylov, 1922
Additionally, the following previously considered species are now seen as synonyms of other Heterocope species:
- Heterocope alpina Sars G.O., 1863 (accepted as immature offspring of H. saliens)
- Heterocope robusta Sars G.O., 1863 (accepted as H. saliens)
- Heterocope romana Imhof, 1888 (accepted as H. saliens)
- Heterocope weismanni Imhof, 1890 (accepted as H. borealis)
References
- 1 2 Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2020). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Heterocope Sars G.O., 1863". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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