Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Candacia armata Boeck, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104474 on 2026-04-12
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Nye Slaegter og Arter af Saltvands-Copepoder. [New Genera and Species of Saltwater Copepods.
Boeck, A. (1873). Nye Slaegter og Arter af Saltvands-Copepoder. [New Genera and Species of Saltwater Copepods. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania. 1872:35-60. [meddelt i modet den: announced in the fashion for 1872].
A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands.
Brady, G.S. (1878). A monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. Ray Society, London. 1:1-148, pls. 1-33.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Zooplankton monitoring in the Belgian Part of the North Sea between 2009 and 2010.
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.
A guide to the marine flora and fauna of the Bay of Fundy: Copepoda: Calanoida.
Roff, J.C. (1978). A guide to the marine flora and fauna of the Bay of Fundy: Copepoda: Calanoida. Fisheries and Marine Service Technical Report 823. 27 p.
Le développement nauplien de deux Copépodes carnivores: Euchaeta marina (Prestandr.) et Candacia armata (Boeck) et observations sur le cycle de l'astaxanthine au cours de l'ontogenèse. [The nauplius development of two carnivorous copepods: Euchaeta marina (Prestandr.) and Candacia armata (Boeck) and observations on the astaxanthin cycle during ontogeny.]
Bernard, M. (1964). Le développement nauplien de deux Copépodes carnivores: Euchaeta marina (Prestandr.) et Candacia armata (Boeck) et observations sur le cycle de l'astaxanthine au cours de l'ontogenèse. [The nauplius development of two carnivorous copepods: Euchaeta marina (Prestandr.) and Candacia armata (Boeck) and observations on the astaxanthin cycle during ontogeny.]. Pelagos. 2(1):51-70, figs. 1-3, pls. 1-2.
Observations sur la ponte et développement larvaire en aquarium d'un Copépode pélagique prédateur: Candacia armata Boeck. [Observations on the spawning and larval development in aquarium of a predatory pelagic copepod: Candacia armata Boeck.]
Bernard, M. (1964). Observations sur la ponte et développement larvaire en aquarium d'un Copépode pélagique prédateur: Candacia armata Boeck. [Observations on the spawning and larval development in aquarium of a predatory pelagic copepod: Candacia armata Boeck.]. Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco. 18:345-348.
Predation on herring larvae by the copepod Candacia armata.
Corten, A. (1983). Predation on herring larvae by the copepod Candacia armata. ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Council Meeting. 1983/H:20:1-3, 1 tab., 1 fig.
Untersuchungen über das Plankton des Barents Meeres. [Investigations on the plankton of the Barents Sea.]
Linko, A.K. (1907). Untersuchungen über das Plankton des Barents Meeres. [Investigations on the plankton of the Barents Sea.]. Wissenschaftlich praktische Murman Expedition, St. Petersburg. :1-247, figs.1-21.
Étude préliminaire, au Microscope électronique balayage, du rôle des appendices céphaliques dans la nutrition chez deux copépodes pélagiques, Temora stylifera Dana et Candacia armata Boeck. [Preliminary study, using a scanning electron microscope, of the role of cephalic appendages in nutrition in two pelagic copepods, Temora stylifera Dana and Candacia armata Boeck.]
Nival, S. & P. Nival. (1978). Étude préliminaire, au Microscope électronique balayage, du rôle des appendices céphaliques dans la nutrition chez deux copépodes pélagiques, Temora stylifera Dana et Candacia armata Boeck. [Preliminary study, using a scanning electron microscope, of the role of cephalic appendages in nutrition in two pelagic copepods, Temora stylifera Dana and Candacia armata Boeck.]. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. 119:83-94, fig. 1, pl. 1.
Krebstiere oder Crustacea. I: Ruderfüsser oder Copepoda (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3. Ordnung) [Crustaceans or Crustacea. I: Copepods (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3rd order).]
Pesta, O. (1928). Krebstiere oder Crustacea. I: Ruderfüsser oder Copepoda (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3. Ordnung) [Crustaceans or Crustacea. I: Copepods (1. Calanoida, 2. Cyclopoida) (3rd order).]. In: Dahl, F. (ed.). Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der Angrenzenden Meeresteile nach Ihren Merkmalen und nach Ihrer Lebensweise. Fischer, Jena. 9:1-136, figs. 1-115.
Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XI & XII, Heterorhabdidae (continued), Arietellidae, Pseudocyclopidae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae.
Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts XI & XII, Heterorhabdidae (continued), Arietellidae, Pseudocyclopidae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4: 121-171 pls. 81-96.
Copepoda Calanoida, Parts IX & X, Temoridae, Metridiidae, Heterorhabdidae.
Sars, G.O. (1902). Copepoda Calanoida, Parts IX & X, Temoridae, Metridiidae, Heterorhabdidae. An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum. 4: 97-120, pls. 65-80.
Naupliusy massovykh vidov pelagickeskikh kopepod Mirovogo okeana. [Nauplii of mass species pelagic copeopds of the world ocean.]
Sazhina, L.I. (1985). Naupliusy massovykh vidov pelagickeskikh kopepod Mirovogo okeana. [Nauplii of mass species pelagic copeopds of the world ocean.]. Naukova Dumka, Kiev. 238 pp.
[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.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.
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.
Les Copépodes (Crustacea, Calanoida) des eaux côtières et estuariennes de la Bretagne et de la Normandie. Section des Heterarthrandria. [Copepoda (Crustacea, Calanoida) from coastal and estuaries waters of the Brittany and Normandy, Section Heterarthrandria.]
Paulmier, G. (2016). Les Copépodes (Crustacea, Calanoida) des eaux côtières et estuariennes de la Bretagne et de la Normandie. Section des Heterarthrandria. [Copepoda (Crustacea, Calanoida) from coastal and estuaries waters of the Brittany and Normandy, Section Heterarthrandria.]. Bulletin de la Societe Linneenne de Bordeaux. 151, n.ser. 44(2/3):317-335.
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Distribution for Candacia armata Boeck, 1873 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Candacia armata Boeck, 1873 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Candacia armata Boeck, 1873 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Candacia armata Boeck, 1873 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Candacia pectinata Brady, 1878 - Scilly Isles
Distribution for Candacia pectinata Brady, 1878 - North Sea
Distribution for Candacia pectinata Brady, 1878 - Red Sea
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104474
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104080
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104080
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: Sex female
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite I
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 7124
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite II
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite III
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite IV
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite V
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 25217
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 21762