Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104576 on 2026-03-23
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
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. (1889). 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)5 sem. 1:811-815; sem. 2:24-29.
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m.
Deevey, G.B. & A.L. Brooks. (1977). Copepods of the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda: species composition, and vertical and seasonal distribution between the surface and 2000 m. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):256-291, figs. 1-14, tabs. 1-7. (iv-1977)
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.
The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metrodinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiidae, Tortanidae.
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Specialized feeding mechanism in the pelagic copepod genus Heterorhabdus (Calanoida: Heterorhabdidae), with special reference to the mandibular tooth and labral glands.
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Taxonomy and distribution of the calanoid copepod Family Heterorhabdididae.
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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.
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[Checklist of marine biota of China seas]
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ICES Zooplankton: Copepoda. sheet n° 32.
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Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) - North East Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104576
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104087
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104087
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 female
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 8455