Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Phyllopodopsyllus furciger Sars G.O., 1907

copépodo, Copepod

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Copepoda

Order
Harpacticoida

Family
Tetragonicipitidae

Genus
Phyllopodopsyllus

Species
furciger

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.
  • Mielke, W. (2003) Meiobenthic copepods of Galápagos: species composition, distribution, colonization, speciation. Bull. of Marine Science 73(3): 557-568.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phyllopodopsyllus furciger", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12604. Accessed 6 June 2025.