Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104290 on 2026-04-28
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Second report on the Copepoda of the Irish Atlantic slope.
Farran, G.P. (1908). Second report on the Copepoda of the Irish Atlantic slope. Fisheries, Scientific Investigations, Ireland 1906(2): 1-104, pls. 1-11.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 pp.
Records of pelagic copepods off Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Bradford, J.M. (1970). Records of pelagic copepods off Kaikoura, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 4(4):351-363, figs. 1-81. (xii-1970)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.
The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda.
Scott, A. (1909). The Copepoda of the Siboga Expedition. Part I. Free-swimming, littoral and semi-parasitic Copepoda. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden. 29:1-323, pls. 1-69.
Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters.
Mulyadi. (2004). Calanoid copepods in Indonesian waters. The pelagic calanoid copeods of the families Acartiidae, Aetideidae, Augaptilidae, Calanidae, Calocalnidae, Candaciidea, Centropagidae, Clausocalanidae, Eucalanidae, Euchaetidae, Heterorhabdidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Scolecithridae, and Tortanidae in Indonesian waters. Research Center for Biology, Indonesia Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia. 193 pp. Jan 2004.
Descriptions of copepodite stages of Chiridius gracilis Farran 1908. (Crustacea: Copepoda).
MacLellan, D.C. & C.T. Shih. (1974). Descriptions of copepodite stages of Chiridius gracilis Farran 1908. (Crustacea: Copepoda). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 31(8):1337-1349, figs. 1-101, map. (viii-1974)
Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean.
Markhaseva, E.L. (1996). Calanoid copepods of the family Aetideidae of the world ocean. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 268:1-331.
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Calanoid copepods of the genera Aetideopsis, Pseudaetideus, and Chiridius from the Gulf of Mexico.
Park, T. (1975). Calanoid copepods of the genera Aetideopsis, Pseudaetideus, and Chiridius from the Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 25(2):272-290.
The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account III. Family Aetideidae (Part 1).
Tanaka, O. (1957). The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account III. Family Aetideidae (Part 1). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 6(1):31-68, figs. 23-40. (30-vi-1957)
[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
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Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - Cosmopolitan (World Oceans)
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - North East Pacific
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
Distribution for Chiridius gracilis Farran, 1908 - North Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104290
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104075
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104075
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 14910