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Oithona similis Claus, 1866

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Claus, C. (1866). Die Copepoden-Fauna von Nizza. Ein Beitrag zur Charakteristik der Formen und deren Abanderungen ‘im Sinne Darwin’s’. Schriften Der Gesellschaft Zur Beforderung Der Gesmmten Naturwissenschaften Zu Marburg, Supplemment 1: 1–34. Pls. 1–5. https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=393

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Copepoda
order
Cyclopoida
family
Oithonidae
genus
Oithona
species
Oithona similis

Name

Synonyms
Oithona helgolandica (Claus, 1863)
Oithona pygmaea Boeck, 1865
Oithona spinifrons Boeck, 1865
Oithonella helgolandica Claus, 1863
Homonyms
Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Common names
ojtona in Polish
ojtona in Polish
Обычная ойтона in Russian
擬長腹劍水蚤 in Chinese
닮은긴배검물벼룩 in Korean
ojtona in Polish

Bibliographic References

  1. Annabi-Trabelsi, N., R. Kobbi-Rebai, Y. Al-Enezi, M. Ali, M.N.V. Subrahmanyam, G. Belmonte & H. Ayadi. (2021). Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 22(3):552-565. 10.12681/mms.24530
  2. Ara, M., S. Farooq, M. Rabbaniha & A.A. Muhammad. (2017). First report of cyclopoid copepods (Oithonidae) from north-eastern Arabian Sea, Karachi, Pakistan. <em>Iranian Journal Of Fisheries Sciences.</em> 16(3):1114-1122.
  3. Arima, D., A. Yamaguchi, Y. Abe, K. Matsuno, R. Saito, H. Asami, H. Shimada & I. Imai (2014). Seasonal changes in body size and oil sac volume of three planktonic copepods, Paracalanus parvus (Claus, 1863), Pseudocalanus newmani Frost, 1989 and Oithona similis Claus, 1866, in a temperate embayment: what controls their seasonality? Crustaceana. 87(3):364-375. 10.1163/15685403-00003287 MAR 2014 10.1163/15685403-00003287
  4. Balazy, K., R. Boehnke, E. Trudnowska, J.E. Søreide & K. Blachowiak-Samolyk. (2021). Phenology of Oithona similis demonstrates that ecological flexibility may be a winning trait in the warming Arctic. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 11(1): 1-13. Sep 2021. 10.1038/s41598-021-98068-8
  5. Barth-Jensen, C., M. Koski, O. Varpe, P. Glad, O.S. Wangensteen, K. Praebel & C. Svensen. (2020). Temperature-dependent egg production and egg hatching rates of small egg-carrying and broadcast-spawning copepods Oithona similis, Microsetella norvegica and Microcalanus pusillus. <em>Journal Of Plankton Research.</em> 42(5):564-580. Sep 2020. 10.1093/plankt/fbaa039
  6. Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268
  7. Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP.
  8. Brun, P., M.R. Payne & T. Kiørboe. (2017). A trait database for marine copepods. <em>Earth System Science Data.</em> 9(1):99-113. 10.5194/essd-9-99-2017
  9. Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp.
  10. Castellani, C., C. Robinson, T. Smith & R.S. Lampitt. (2005). Temperature affects the respiration rate of Oithona similis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 285:129-135.
  11. Castellani, C., P. Licandro, E. Fileman, I. Di Capua & M.G. Mazzocchi (2016). Oithona similis likes it cool: evidence from two long-term time series. <em>Journal Of Plankton Research</em>. 38(3):703-717 10.1093/plankt/fbv104
  12. Castellani, C., X. Irigoien, D.J. Mayor, R.P. Harris & D. Wilson. (2008). Feeding of Calanus finmarchicus and Oithona similis on the microplankton assemblage in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 30(10):1095-1116.
  13. Castellani, C., X. Irigoien, R.P. Harris & R.S. Lampitt. (2005). Feeding and egg production of Oithona similis in the North Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 288:173-182.
  14. Cepeda, G.D., L. Blanco-Bercial, A. Bucklin C.M. Beron & M.D. Vinas. (2012). Molecular Systematic of Three Species of Oithona (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Atlantic Ocean: Comparative Analysis Using 28S rDNA. <em>PLoS One.</em> 7(4):1-7. e35861. 10.1371/journal.pone.0035861
  15. Cepeda, G.D., M.E. Sabatini, C.L. Scioscia, F.C. Ramírez & M.D. Viñas . (2016). Corregida: On the uncertainty beneath the name Oithona similis Claus, 1866 (Copepoda, Cyclopoida). ZooKeys, 565:147-148. 10.3897/zookeys.565.8009
  16. Chang, C.Y. (2009). Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea. Vol. 42. Inland-water Copepoda. <em>Jeonghaeng-sa, Ministry of Education, Seoul, South Korea.</em> 42:1-687.
  17. Chilmawati, D., J. Hutabarat, S. Anggoro S. Suminto. (2019). Biomolecular identification and optimization of growth performance and egg production in Oithona sp. under different salinity culture conditions. AACL Bioflux, 12(2):575-585.
  18. Claus, C. (1866). Die Copepoden-Fauna von Nizza. Ein Beitrag zur Charakteristik der Formen und deren Abanderungen 'im Sinne Darwin's'. [The Copepod Fauna of Nice. A Contribution to the Characteristics of the Forms and their Variations 'in the Sense of Darwin']. <em>Schriften der Gesellschaft zur Beforderung der Gesammten Naturwissenschaften zu Marburg.</em> Supplemment 1: 1-34. Pls. 1-5.
  19. Cornils, A., B. Wend-Heckmann & C. Held. (2017). Global phylogeography of Oithona similis s.l. (Crustacea, Copepoda, Oithonidae) - A cosmopolitan plankton species or a complex of cryptic lineages? Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 107:473-485. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.019
  20. Cornwell, L.E. (2021). The effects of climate change on population dynamics of the marine copepod Oithona similis. <em>Ph.D. Thesis, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK.</em> 239 pp.
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