Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104550 on 2026-03-27
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
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Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]
Giesbrecht, W. (1893). Mittheilungen über Copepoden 1-6. [Communications on Copepods 1-6.]. Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 11(1):56-106, pls.5-7. (25-ix-1893).
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
I Copepodi dello Stretto di Messina. Euchaeta hebes Giesbrecht e notize su E. acuta Giesbrecht ed E. spinosa Giesbrecht. [The Copepods of the Straits of Messina. Euchaeta hebes Giesbrecht and notice on E. acuta Giesbrecht and E. spinosa Giesbrecht.]
Crisafi, P. (1965). I Copepodi dello Stretto di Messina. Euchaeta hebes Giesbrecht e notize su E. acuta Giesbrecht ed E. spinosa Giesbrecht. [The Copepods of the Straits of Messina. Euchaeta hebes Giesbrecht and notice on E. acuta Giesbrecht and E. spinosa Giesbrecht.]. Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. 11(4):58-68, figs. 1-26.
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.
Le développement de quelques Copépodes en Méditerranée. I. Les stades d'Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht et d'E. spinosa Giesbrecht. [The development of some Copepods in the Mediterranean. I. The stages of Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht and E. spinosa Giesbrecht.]
Mazza, J. (1964). Le développement de quelques Copépodes en Méditerranée. I. Les stades d'Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht et d'E. spinosa Giesbrecht. [The development of some Copepods in the Mediterranean. I. The stages of Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht and E. spinosa Giesbrecht.]. Revue et Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes. 28(3):271-292, figs. 1-19.
Évolution de l'appareil buccal au cours du développement postlarvaire des Aetideidae et des Euchaetidae (Copépodes pélagiques), ses incidences sur le sex-ratio des adultes. [Evolution of the oral apparatus during postlarval development of Aetideidae and Euchaetidae (pelagic copepods), its impact on the sex ratio of adults.]
Mazza, J. (1966). Évolution de l'appareil buccal au cours du développement postlarvaire des Aetideidae et des Euchaetidae (Copépodes pélagiques), ses incidences sur le sex-ratio des adultes. [Evolution of the oral apparatus during postlarval development of Aetideidae and Euchaetidae (pelagic copepods), its impact on the sex ratio of adults.]. Vie et Milieu. (A)17:1027-1044, figs. 1-7. (iii-1967).
Taxonomy and distribution of the marine calanoid copepod Family Euchaetidae.
Park, T. (1993). Taxonomy and distribution of the marine calanoid copepod Family Euchaetidae. Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California Press. 29:1-203, figs.1-91.
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.
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 Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1893 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 510916
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104086
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104086
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104550
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 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