Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104342 on 2026-05-05
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Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]
Giesbrecht, W. (1888). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal Tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta 'Vettor Pisani' negli anni 1882-1885 e dal Tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette 'Vettor Pisani' in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche e Naturali Rendiconti. (4)4 sem. 2:284-287, 330-338.
Liste préliminaire des Calanoides recueillis pendant les campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco, avec diagnoses des genres et des espéces nouvelles. (1 re partie). [Preliminary list of Calanoides collected during the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, with diagnoses of the genera and new species. (Part 1).]
Sars, G.O. (1905). Liste préliminaire des Calanoides recueillis pendant les campagnes de S.A.S. le Prince Albert de Monaco, avec diagnoses des genres et des espéces nouvelles. (1 re partie). [Preliminary list of Calanoides collected during the campaigns of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco, with diagnoses of the genera and new species. (Part 1).]. Bulletin du Musée Océanographique de Monaco. 26:1-22. (20-iii-1905).
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda
Wilson, C. B. (1936). Plankton of the Bermuda Oceanographic Expeditions IV. Notes on Copepoda . Zoologica Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society , New York, 21(7): 89-93
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
Bathypelagic calanoid copepods of the western Indian Ocean.
Grice, G.D. & K. Hulsemann. (1967). Bathypelagic calanoid copepods of the western Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 122(3583):1-67, figs. 1-319.
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)
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.
The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts.
Wilson, C.B. (1932). The copepods of the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 158:1-635, figs. 1-316, pls. 1-41.
Calanoid copepods from midwater trawl collections made in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Grice, G.D. & K. Hulsemann. (1968). Calanoid copepods from midwater trawl collections made in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 22(3):322-335, figs. 1-74. (vii-1968)
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.
The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IV. Family Aetideidae (Part 2).
Tanaka, O. (1957). The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IV. Family Aetideidae (Part 2). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 6(2):169-207, figs. 41-61. (25-xii-1957)
Pelagic Copepoda. Part I. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Calanidae up to and including Euchaetidae.
Vervoort, W. (1963). Pelagic Copepoda. Part I. Copepoda Calanoida of the families Calanidae up to and including Euchaetidae. Atlantide Report No.7: Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa 1945-1946. 7:77-194, figs. 1-23. (30-xii-1963)
Copepods gathered by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' from 1887 to 1909, chiefly in the Pacific Ocean.
Wilson, C.B. (1950). Copepods gathered by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' from 1887 to 1909, chiefly in the Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(14)(4):i-ix, 141-461, pls. 2-36.
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin.
Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.).
Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico.
Suárez-Morales, E., J.W. Fleeger & P.A. Montagna. (2009). Free-living Copepoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D. L. & D.K. Camp [Eds]. Gulf of Mexico: origin, waters, and biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 1393 pp. Chapter pagination: 841-869.
[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
Distribution and abundance of pelagic copepods in the Drake Passage and off the coast of Argentina, with special reference to hydrology of these areas.
Lee, B.D. (1966). Distribution and abundance of pelagic copepods in the Drake Passage and off the coast of Argentina, with special reference to hydrology of these areas. Ph.D. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1-250, pls. 1-56.
Temporally sustained dietary niche partitioning in two mesopelagic copepod species and their mouthpart morphology.
Sano, M., Y. Nishibe, Y. Tanaka & S. Nishida. (2015). Temporally sustained dietary niche partitioning in two mesopelagic copepod species and their mouthpart morphology. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 518:51-67.
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Sars, G.O. (1924). Copépodes particulièrement bathypélagiques provenant des campagnes scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. 69(1924-1925):pls. 1-127
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Undeuchaeta major Giesbrecht, 1888 - North East Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104342
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: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Type mean