Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104292 on 2026-03-27
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Copepoda Calanoida, Parts III & IV, Aetideidae (concluded), Euchaetidae, Phaennidae.
Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts III & IV, Aetideidae (concluded), Euchaetidae, Phaennidae. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4:27-48, pls. 17-96.
Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel.
Wolfenden, R.N. (1904). Notes on the Copepoda of the North Atlantic Sea and the Faröe Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom n. ser. 7:110-146, fig. 1, pl. 9. (iv-1904)
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
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.
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.
Inter-species comparison of the copepodite stage morphology, vertical distribution, and seasonal population structure of five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean.
Koguchi, Y., K. Tokuhiro, C.J. Ashjian, R.G. Campbell & A.Yamaguchi. (2022). Inter-species comparison of the copepodite stage morphology, vertical distribution, and seasonal population structure of five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean. Frontiers In Marine Science. 9:1-15. Aug 2022.
Body length, dry and ash-free dry weights, and developmental changes at each copepodid stage in five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean.
Koguchi, Y., K. Tokuhiro, C.J. Ashjian, R.G. Campbell & A.Yamaguchi. (2023). Body length, dry and ash-free dry weights, and developmental changes at each copepodid stage in five sympatric mesopelagic aetideid copepods in the western Arctic Ocean. Crustaceana. 96 (2): 113-129.
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Chiridius obtusifrons from Sars, G.O. 1902
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - FAO fishing area 18
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - North East Pacific
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - Arctic Ocean
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - Canada Basin
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - Nansen Basin
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - Amundsen Basin
Distribution for Chiridius obtusifrons Sars G.O., 1902 - Makarov Ridge
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104292
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
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1906