Vaigamidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Published in

Thatcher, V.E. & B.A. Robertson. (1984). The parasitic crustaceans of fishes from the Brazilian Amazon. 11. Vaigamidae fam. nov. (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) with males and females of Vaigamus retrobarbatus gen. et sp. nov. and V. spinicephalus sp. nov. from plankton. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62(4):716–729, figs. 1–45, tabs. 1–8. (iv–1984, French summary.). https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=117074

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Arthropoda

class

Copepoda

order

Cyclopoida

family

Ergasilidae

Name

Homonyms

Vaigamidae

Bibliographic References

1. Thatcher, V.E. & B.A. Robertson. (1984). The parasitic crustaceans of fishes from the Brazilian Amazon. 11. Vaigamidae fam. nov. (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) with males and females of Vaigamus retrobarbatus gen. et sp. nov. and V. spinicephalus sp. nov. from plankton. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62(4):716-729, figs. 1-45, tabs. 1-8. (iv-1984, French summary.)
2. Thatcher, V.E. (1991). Amazon fish parasites. Amazoniana 11(3-4):263-571.
3. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
4. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
5. as per synonymized taxon
6. as per synonymized taxon