Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2026). World of Copepods Database. Neocalanus tonsus (Brady, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344701 on 2026-04-14
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
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Report on the Copepoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76.
Brady, G.S. (1883). Report on the Copepoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76, Zoology. 8 (part 23): 1-142, pl. 1-55.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Peculiar features of the sperm of a calanoid copepod Arctodiaptomus salinus.
Bozzo, M.G., M. Poquet & M. Durfort. (1998). Peculiar features of the sperm of a calanoid copepod Arctodiaptomus salinus. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Paris. 19(3/4):117-125. (vii-xii.1998).
Larval morphology and development of Neocalanus tonsus, Calanoides macrocarinatus, and Calanus australis (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the laboratory.
Bradford, J.M., M.D. Ohman & J.B. Jillett. (1988). Larval morphology and development of Neocalanus tonsus, Calanoides macrocarinatus, and Calanus australis (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the laboratory. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 22(3):301-320, figs. 1-19, tabs. 1-6.
Potential contribution that the copepod Neocalanus tonsus makes to downward carbon flux in the Southern Ocean.
Bradford-Grieve, J.M., S.D. Nodder, J.B. Jillett, K. Currie & K.R. Lassey. (2001). Potential contribution that the copepod Neocalanus tonsus makes to downward carbon flux in the Southern Ocean. Journal of Plankton Research 23(9):963-975.
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.
Genetic relationship between winter deep-dwelling and spring surface-dwelling female Neocalanus tonsus in the Southern Ocean.
Miller, K.J., J.M. Bradford-Grieve & J.B. Jillett. (1999). Genetic relationship between winter deep-dwelling and spring surface-dwelling female Neocalanus tonsus in the Southern Ocean. Marine Biology, Berlin 134(1):99-106.
Energy sources for recruitment of the subantarctic copepod Neocalanus tonsus.
Ohman, M.D. (1987). Energy sources for recruitment of the subantarctic copepod Neocalanus tonsus. Limnology and Oceanography 32(6):1317-1330.
Seasonal growth and lipid storage of the circumglobal, subantarctic copepod, Neocalanus tonsus (Brady).
Ohman, M.D., J.M. Bradford & J.B. Jillett. (1989). Seasonal growth and lipid storage of the circumglobal, subantarctic copepod, Neocalanus tonsus (Brady). Deep-Sea Research, Part A, Oceanographic Research Papers 36(9):1309-1326.
The occurrence of Calanidae species in waters off Argentina.
Ramírez, F.C. & M.E. Sabatini. (2000). The occurrence of Calanidae species in waters off Argentina. Hydrobiologia. 439(1-3):21-42.
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.).
Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. Earth System Science Data. 9(1):99-113.
Distribution for Neocalanus tonsus (Brady, 1883) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 344701
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1080
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 104079
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 104079
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: Sex male
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous
Specification Context: Life stage nauplius
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 24560
Specification Context: Type mean
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite I
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite II
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite III
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite IV
Specification Context: Dimension prosome length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 21762
Specification Context: Life stage copepodite V