Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104543 on 2026-03-18
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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.
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
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.
The northwestern Indian Ocean during the monsoons of: distribution, abundance, and feeding of zooplankton.
Smith, S.L. (1982). The northwestern Indian Ocean during the monsoons of 1979: distribution, abundance, and feeding of zooplankton. Deep Sea Research, Vol. 29. No. 11A 1331 - 1353.
Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México). [Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México).]
Alameda de la Mora, G. (1980). Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México). [Sistemática y distribución de los copépodos (Crustacea) del Golfo de Tehuantepec (México).]. Tesis Profesional, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México, Mexico City. 397 pp. + 126 pls.
Pelagic copepods from Pakistani waters (Arabian Sea). Part I. Family Eucalanidae.
Ali-Khan, S. (1992). Pelagic copepods from Pakistani waters (Arabian Sea). Part I. Family Eucalanidae. Marine Research 1(1):87-96.
Copépodes calanoídeos de la Bahía de Concepción, Chile. Conocimiento sistemático y variación estacional. [Calanoid Copepods of the Concepcion Bay, Chile, Systematic study and seasonal variation.]
Arcos, D.F. (1975). Copépodes calanoídeos de la Bahía de Concepción, Chile. Conocimiento sistemático y variación estacional. [Calanoid Copepods of the Concepcion Bay, Chile, Systematic study and seasonal variation.]. Gayana, Zoología. 32:3-31, figs. 1-7, pls. 1-9 with figs. 1-78, map.
Note on the northern limit of the distribution of Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht.
Sømme, J.D. (1929). Note on the northern limit of the distribution of Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht. Journal du Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer. 4:284-286, fig. 1.
Formirovanie abdomena v ontogeneze u kopepod rodov Eucalanus i Rhincalanus (Calanoida, Eucalanidae) i movaya siste. [The ontogenetic abdomen formation in copepods of genera Eucalanus and Rhincalanus (Calanoida, Eucalanidae) and new system of these copepods.]
Geletin, Y.V. (1976). Formirovanie abdomena v ontogeneze u kopepod rodov Eucalanus i Rhincalanus (Calanoida, Eucalanidae) i movaya siste. [The ontogenetic abdomen formation in copepods of genera Eucalanus and Rhincalanus (Calanoida, Eucalanidae) and new system of these copepods.]. In: Brodsky, K.A. & N.V. Vyshkvartzeva (eds.). Explorations of the Fauna of the Seas XVIII (XXVI). Functional Morphology, Growth and Development of Invertebrates of Sea Plankton. Issledovaniya Fauny Morei [SHELVED UNDER BRODSKY & VYSHKVARZEVA]. 18(26):75-93, figs. 1-4. (17-xii-1976, Russian with English summary).
Pelagic copepods collected by the northern Arabian Sea Naseer Cruise 1.
Shoaib, F.M. & Q.B. Kazmi. (2021). Pelagic copepods collected by the northern Arabian Sea Naseer Cruise 1. Lambert Academic Publishing, Dodo Books Indian Ocean Ltd. 242 pp.
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.
Distribution of Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht 1888 (Calanoida, Copepoda) During the Eastern Sulu Sea Coastal Upwelling Season.
Metillo, E.B., C.S. Acabado, W.L. Campos & S. Nishida. (2014). Distribution of Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht 1888 (Calanoida, Copepoda) During the Eastern Sulu Sea Coastal Upwelling Season. Philippine Journal of Science. 143(1):9-19. Jun 2014.
Out in the Cold: The ignored influence of glacial melting on Rhincalanus gigas and R. nasutus (Copepoda, Calanoida) morphology in Antarctic waters
Segovia-Jara, T., H.A. Benítez, M.I. Castillo, M. La Mesa, C. Morales-Garrido, B. Rodríguez-Stepke, C.A. Cárdenas, M.F. Landaeta. (2025). Out in the Cold: The ignored influence of glacial melting on Rhincalanus gigas and R. nasutus (Copepoda, Calanoida) morphology in Antarctic waters. Marine Environmental Research. 212:1-9. nov 2025.
Effect of food composition on egg production and hatching success rate of two copepod species (Calanoides carinatus and Rhincalanus nasutus) in the Benguela upwelling system.
Irigoien, X., H.M. Verheye, R.P. Harris & D. Harbour. (2005). Effect of food composition on egg production and hatching success rate of two copepod species (Calanoides carinatus and Rhincalanus nasutus) in the Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Plankton Research 27(8):735-742.
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.
Mazzocchi, M.G., G. Zagami, A. Ianora, L. Guglielmo, N. Crescenti & J. Hure. (1995). Copepods. In: Guglielmo, L. & A. Ianora (eds.). Atlas of Marine Zooplankton, Straits of Magellan. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, New York. 279 pp.
Reproduction by the oceanic copepod Rhincalanus nasutus off southern California, compared to that of Calanus pacificus.
Mullin, M.M. (1993). Reproduction by the oceanic copepod Rhincalanus nasutus off southern California, compared to that of Calanus pacificus. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CALCOFI) Reports 34:89-103.
Die Arten Der Copepodengattungen Rhincalanus Dana, Euchaeta Philippi, Centropages Kröyer, Temora Baird und Tortanus Giesbrecht Aus Dem Roten Meer. [The species of the copepod genera Rhincalanus Dana, Euchaeta Philippi, Centropages Kröyer, Temora Baird and Tortanus Giesbrecht from the Red Sea.]
Pesta, O. (1943). Die Arten Der Copepodengattungen Rhincalanus Dana, Euchaeta Philippi, Centropages Kröyer, Temora Baird und Tortanus Giesbrecht Aus Dem Roten Meer. [The species of the copepod genera Rhincalanus Dana, Euchaeta Philippi, Centropages Kröyer, Temora Baird and Tortanus Giesbrecht from the Red Sea.]. Sitzungsberichte Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. 1, 152: 7-32, figs. 1-11.
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.
Copepoda 4: Rhincalanus Dana 1852 der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition. Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda 4: Rhincalanus Dana 1852 of the German Deep Sea Expedition. Systematics and distribution of the genus.]
Schmaus, P.H. & K. Lehnhofer. (1927). Copepoda 4: Rhincalanus Dana 1852 der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition. Systematik und Verbreitung der Gattung. [Copepoda 4: Rhincalanus Dana 1852 of the German Deep Sea Expedition. Systematics and distribution of the genus.]. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia'. 23: 355-400, figs. 1-29, tabs. a-c.
Sewell, R.B.S. (1929). The Copepoda of Indian Seas. Calanoida. Memoirs of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 10:1-221, figs. 1-81. (xii-1929).
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)
Los copépodos planctónicos del mar peruano. [The planktonic copepods of Peruvian seas.]
Gómez-Caballero, I.O. (1982). Los copépodos planctónicos del mar peruano. [The planktonic copepods of Peruvian seas.] Boletín de Lima 23:53-70. [In Spanish.]
Sobre la presencia de Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht (Copepoda, Calanoida) en la Bahia de Valparaiso.
Yañez, A.P. (1958). Sobre la presencia de Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht (Copepoda, Calanoida) en la Bahia de Valparaiso. Revista de Biología Marina. 8(1-3):133-142, pl. 1. (viii-1958).
Population dynamics and life strategies of Rhincalanus nasutus (Copepoda) at the onset of the spring bloom in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea).
Schnack-Schiel, S.B., B. Niehoff, W. Hagen, R. Böttger-Schnack, A. Cornils, M.M. Dowidar, A. Pasternak, N. Stambler, D. Stübing & C. Richter. (2008). Population dynamics and life strategies of Rhincalanus nasutus (Copepoda) at the onset of the spring bloom in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Journal of Plankton Research 30(6):655-672.
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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Lipid composition of tropical and subtropical copepod species of the genus Rhincalanus (Copepoda: Eucalanidae): a novel fatty acid and alcohol signature.
Cass, C.J., S.G. Wakeham & K.L. Daly. (2011). Lipid composition of tropical and subtropical copepod species of the genus Rhincalanus (Copepoda: Eucalanidae): a novel fatty acid and alcohol signature. Marine Ecology Progress Series 439:127-138.
Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region.
Prusova, I.Y., S.L. Smith & E. Popova. 2012. Calanoid copepods of the Arabian Sea region. Sultan Qaboos University, Academic Publication Board, Muscat, Oman 240 pp., 240 figs. (2011).
Development of Rhincalanus nasutus (Giesbrecht, 1888) (Copepoda, Rhincalanidae) from the Humboldt current system.
Hidalgo, P., F. Ferrari, S. Yanez, P. Pino & R. Escribano. (2012). Development of Rhincalanus nasutus (Giesbrecht, 1888) (Copepoda, Rhincalanidae) from the Humboldt current system. Crustaceana (Leiden) 85(9):1025-1053.
Distribution and life history of two planktonic copepods, Rhincalanus nasutus and Rhincalanus rostrifrons, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Shimode, S., K. Takahashi, Y. Shimizu, T. Nonomura & A. Takumi. (2012). Distribution and life history of two planktonic copepods, Rhincalanus nasutus and Rhincalanus rostrifrons, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers 65():133-145.
Energetics and carbon budgets of dominant calanoid copepods in the northern Benguela upwelling system.
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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.
The effect of hydrostatic pressure on grazing in three calanoid copepods.
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Rhincalanus nasutus from Sars, G.O. 1901
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - North East Pacific
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part]
Distribution for Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 - North Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104543
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 345271
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 345271
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: Locality (MRGID) 7125
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 21762