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Checklist for Family Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
202
828
2717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
167
698
2469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
166
696
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Gymnoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
35
133
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Calanoida
Sars, 1903
Calanoid copepods
35
133
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Amphascandria
With, 1915
9
58
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegacalanidae
Sewell, 1947
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
2 Genera with 5 Species
Bathycalanus G. O. Sars, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Megacalanus Wolfenden, 18832SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
5 Species
Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905)⇒ Bathycalanus richardi Sars G.O., 1905
Bathycalanus princeps Brady, 1883
Bathycalanus richardi Sars G.O., 1905
Megacalanus longicornis (Sars G.O., 1905)⇒ Megacalanus princeps Brady, 1883
Megacalanus princeps Brady, 1883


Links, sources and further information
Megacalanidae at gbif.org
Megacalanidae at irmng.org
Megacalanidae at itis.gov
Megacalanidae at marinespecies.org