Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104510 on 2026-02-26
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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.
The Pelagic Copepoda from the Neighbouring Waters of Japan.
Mori, T. (1937). The Pelagic Copepoda from the Neighbouring Waters of Japan. Yokendo Co., Tokyo 150pp., pls. 1-80. (Reprinted 1964.)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic.
Moore, H.B. (1949). The zooplankton of the upper waters of the Bermuda area of the North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 12(2):1-97, figs. 1-208. (i-1949)
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
Abundance and diversity of surface zooplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt.
Khalil, M.T. & N.S. El-Rakman. (1997). Abundance and diversity of surface zooplankton in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Egypt. Journal of Plankton Research. 19(7): 927-936.
Seasonal abundance and reproduction of clausocalanid copepods in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea).
Cornils, A., B. Niehoff, C. Richter, T. Al-Najjar & S.B. Schnack-Schiel. (2007). Seasonal abundance and reproduction of clausocalanid copepods in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Journal of Plankton Research 29(1):57-70.
Feeding of clausocalanids (Calanoida, Copepoda) on naturally occurring particles in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea).
Cornils, A., S.B. Schnack-Schiel, M. Böer, M. Graeve, U. Struck, T. Al-Najjar & C. Richter. (2007). Feeding of Clausocalanids (Calanoida, Copepoda) on naturally occurring particles in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Marine Biology 151(4):1261-1274.
The periodic occurrence of Copepoda in the marine plankton of two successive years at La Jolla, California.
Esterly, C.O. (1928). The periodic occurrence of Copepoda in the marine plankton of two successive years at La Jolla, California. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Technical Series 1:247-345, figs. 1-19. (30-iii-1928)
ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.
Copepods in the stomach of a nototheniid fish, Trematomus borchgrevinki Fry at Syowa Station, Antarctica.
Hoshiai, T. & A. Tanimura. (1981). Copepods in the stomach of a nototheniid fish, Trematomus borchgrevinki Fry at Syowa Station, Antarctica. Memoirs of the National Institue of Polar Research, Series E. Biology and Medical Science. 34:44-48.
Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas.
Giesbrecht, W. (1892-1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. [published in sections over 2 years, 1892-1893].
Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China.
Li, S.J. & J.C. Fang. (1990). Larval stages of marine planktonic copepods of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing 141 pp.
Copépodos Calanoidos marinos del área de Mar del Plata con la descripción de Pontella marplatensis n. sp. [Marine Calanoid Copepods from the Mar del Plata area with the description of Pontella marplatensis n. sp.]
Ramírez, F.C. (1966). Copépodos Calanoidos marinos del área de Mar del Plata con la descripción de Pontella marplatensis n. sp. [Marine Calanoid Copepods from the Mar del Plata area with the description of Pontella marplatensis n. sp.]. Boletín del Instituto de Biologia Marina, Mar del Plata. 11:1-24, pls. 1-7, tab. 1. (viii-1966).
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.
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)
Trans-Pacific shipboard trials on planktonic communities as indicators of open ocean ballast water exchange.
Taylor, M.D., L.M. MacKenzie, T.J. Dodgshun, G.A. Hopkins, E.J. de Zwart & C.D. Hunt. (2007). Trans-Pacific shipboard trials on planktonic communities as indicators of open ocean ballast water exchange. Marine Ecology Progress Series 350:41-54.
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]
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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.
Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Copepoda, Calanoida : Marine Planktonic Copepods III.
Soh, H.Y. & S.Y. Moon. (2014). Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Copepoda, Calanoida : Marine Planktonic Copepods III. Invertebrate Fauna of Korea, National Institute of Biological Resources. 21(34):138 pp. Dec 2014.
Les copepodes Calanoida (Neocopepoda, Gymnoplea) dans les eaux normandes et bretonnes de la Manche et de l'Atlantiques. Sections of Amphascandria and Isokerandria. [Copepods Calanoida (Neocopepoda, Gymnoplea) in Normandy and Brittany waters of the English Channel and the Atlantic. Sections of Amphascandria and Isokerandria. ]
Paulmier, G. (2014). Les copepodes Calanoida (Neocopepoda, Gymnoplea) dans les eaux normandes et bretonnes de la Manche et de l'Atlantiques. Sections of Amphascandria and Isokerandria. [Copepods Calanoida (Neocopepoda, Gymnoplea) in Normandy and Brittany waters of the English Channel and the Atlantic. Sections of Amphascandria and Isokerandria. ]. Bulletin de la Societe Linneenne de Bordeaux. 149, n. ser.42(1):1-22.
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Red Sea
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 - North East Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104510
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104082
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104082
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: Dimension length
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 25217
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length