''Heterocope'' is a genus of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
s in the family
Temoridae
Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological class ...
. It was described by Norwegian biologist
Georg Ossian Sars
Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist.
Life
Georg Ossian Sars was born on 20 April 1837 in Kinn, Norway (now part of Flora), the son of Pastor Michael Sars and Maren ...
in 1863.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...
lists the following currently accepted species:
* ''
Heterocope borealis
''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:
* '' Heterocope bo ...
'' (Fischer, 1851)
* ''
Heterocope caspia
''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:
* ''Heterocope bor ...
'' Sars G.O., 1897
* ''
Heterocope septentrionalis
''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:
* ''Heterocope bor ...
'' Juday & Muttkowski, 1915
* ''
Heterocope appendiculata
''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:
* ''Heterocope borea ...
'' Sars G.O., 1863
* ''
Heterocope saliens
''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:
* ''Heterocope bor ...
'' Lilljeborg, 1863
* ''
Heterocope soldatovi
''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:
* ''Heterocope bor ...
'' Rylov, 1922
Additionally, the following previously considered species are now seen as
synonyms
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are ...
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
Temoridae
Copepod genera
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