Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104637 on 2026-03-21
alternative representation
An accepted name with (or without) a subgenus, but slightly less preferred
Species
On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lubbock, J. (1856). On some Entomostraca collected by Dr. Sutherland in the Atlantic Ocean. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (N.S.). (2)4:8-37, pls. 2-12.
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
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.
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.
Contribuiçao para o conhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa occidental de Africa, entre S. Tomé e Cabo Frio. IV. [Contribution to the knowledge of marine copepods on the western coast of Africa, between São Tomé and Cabo Frio. !V.]
Baessa de Aguiar, O. (1992). Contribuiçao para o conhecimento dos copépodes marinhos da costa occidental de Africa, entre S. Tomé e Cabo Frio. IV. [Contribution to the knowledge of marine copepods on the western coast of Africa, between São Tomé and Cabo Frio. !V.]. Garcia de Orta, Série de Zoologia, Lisbon. 16(1-2):111-122.
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.
Female genital structures of Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida).
Cuoc, C., D. Defaye, M. Brunet, R. Notonier & J. Mazza. (1997). Female genital structures of Metridinidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). Marine Biology. 129(4): 651-665.
Records of pelagic copepods off Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Bradford, J.M. (1970). Records of pelagic copepods off Kaikoura, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 4(4):351-363, figs. 1-81. (xii-1970)
The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metrodinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiidae, Tortanidae.
Bradford-Grieve, J.M. (1999). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Calanoid Copepoda: Bathypontiidae, Arietellidae, Augaptilidae, Heterorhabdidae, Lucicutiidae, Metrodinidae, Phyllopodidae, Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Candaciidae, Pontellidae, Sulcanidae, Acartiid National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Biodiversity Memoir, Wellington 111:1-268.
I Copepodi dello Stretto di Messina. Nota IV. Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) e Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morfologia, sviluppo e frequenza. [Copepods of the Strait of Messina. Note IV. Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) and Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphology, development and frequency.]
Crisafi, P. (1962). I Copepodi dello Stretto di Messina. Nota IV. Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) e Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morfologia, sviluppo e frequenza. [Copepods of the Strait of Messina. Note IV. Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) and Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphology, development and frequency.]. Atti della Società Peloritana di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. 8:475-486, figs. 1-12.
Les Copépodes pélagiques du détroit de Messine Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) et Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphologie, développement et fréquence. [Pelagic Copepods of the Strait of Messina Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) and Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphology, development and frequency.]
Crisafi, P. (1963). Les Copépodes pélagiques du détroit de Messine Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) et Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphologie, développement et fréquence. [Pelagic Copepods of the Strait of Messina Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock) and Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) (Copepoda, Calanoida). Morphology, development and frequency.]. Rapports et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranée, Monaco. 17:555-561, figs. 1-13.
Specific features of morphology and vernal distribution of Pleuromamma scutullata and P. abdominalis (Copepoda, Metridinidae) in water off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Sedova, N.A. (2006). Specific features of morphology and vernal distribution of Pleuromamma scutullata and P. abdominalis (Copepoda, Metridinidae) in water off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 85(6): 682-690. (Russian).
The development of integumental pore signatures in the Genus Pleuromamma (Copepoda: Calanoida).
Park, J.S. (1995). The development of integumental pore signatures in the Genus Pleuromamma (Copepoda: Calanoida). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 75(1):211-218.
Pleuromamma (Copepoda-Calanoida) in the Indian Ocean.
Saraswathy, M. (1986). Pleuromamma (Copepoda-Calanoida) in the Indian Ocean. Mahasagar, Goa 19(3):185-201.
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 (6). Pleuromamma Giesbr. 1898 der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition.
Steuer, A. (1932). Copepoda (6). Pleuromamma Giesbr. 1898 der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 'Valdivia' 24:1-119, fig. 1-196, maps 1-17.
The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IX. Families Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Metridiidae and Lucicutiidae.
Tanaka, O. (1963). The pelagic copepods of the Izu region, Middle Japan. Systematic account IX. Families Centropagidae, Pseudodiaptomidae, Temoridae, Metridiidae and Lucicutiidae. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 11(1):7-55, figs. 152-174. (20-vii-1963)
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.).
Morphological variability of Pleuromamma abdominalis (Copepoda, Calanoida, Metridinidae) along two latitudinal transects in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Fornshell, J.A. & F.D. Ferrari. (2010). Morphological variability of Pleuromamma abdominalis (Copepoda, Calanoida, Metridinidae) along two latitudinal transects in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Crustaceana. 83(6):753-765.
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]
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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).
Evaluation of ITS2-28S as a molecular marker for identification of calanoid copepods in the subtropical western North Pacific.
Hirai, J., S. Shimode & A. Tsuda. (2013). Evaluation of ITS2-28S as a molecular marker for identification of calanoid copepods in the subtropical western North Pacific. Journal of Plankton Research 35(3):644-656.
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.
Extensive genetic diversity and endemism across the global range of the oceanic copepod Pleuromamma abdominalis.
Hirai, J., A. Tsuda & E. Goetze. (2015). Extensive genetic diversity and endemism across the global range of the oceanic copepod Pleuromamma abdominalis. Progress In Oceanography. 138:77-90.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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.
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.
Genetic diversity and novel lineages in the cosmopolitan copepod Pleuromamma abdominalis in the Southeast Pacific.
González, C.E., E. Goetze, R. Escribano, O. Ulloa & P. Victoriano. (2020). Genetic diversity and novel lineages in the cosmopolitan copepod Pleuromamma abdominalis in the Southeast Pacific. Scientific Reports. 10(1): 1-15. Jan 2020.
First Record of Three Pleuromamma Species (Copepoda: Calanoida: Metridinidae) in Korea.
Jeong, H.G., S.J. Lee & H.Y. Soh. (2022). First Record of Three Pleuromamma Species (Copepoda: Calanoida: Metridinidae) in Korea. Animal Systematics Evolution and Diversity. 38(1):1-13. Jan 2022.
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.
Shining new light on naupliar eyes: A novel molecular phylogeny for Pleuromamma (Family: Metridinidae) and the characterization of luciferase and opsin expression.
Iwanicki, T., J.W. Chen, J. Hirai, H. DeTurk, M. Steck, E. Goetze & M.L. Porter. (2024). Shining new light on naupliar eyes: A novel molecular phylogeny for Pleuromamma (Family: Metridinidae) and the characterization of luciferase and opsin expression. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution. 201: 1-10. 108200. Dec 2024.
Reproductive biology of four planktonic calanoid copepods, Pleuromamma abdominalis, P. gracilis, P. indica and P. xiphias .
Park, S., Y. Takayama & S. Shimode. (2025). Reproductive biology of four planktonic calanoid copepods, Pleuromamma abdominalis, P. gracilis, P. indica and P. xiphias . Plankton & Benthos Research. 20(4):263-268. Nov 2025.
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - FAO fishing area 67
Distribution for Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) - North East Pacific
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 104637
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Sex female
Specification Context: Sex male
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite I
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 3483
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) 8455
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 7125