North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Doridicola Leydig, 1853

Lichomolgus agilis from Sars, G.O. 1917

AphiaID

128713 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128713)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853 (type by original designation)

Parent

Rhynchomolgidae Humes & Stock, 1972

Original name

Doridicola Leydig, 1853

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Species Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853
Species Doridicola botulosus (Stock & Kleeton, 1963)
Species Doridicola chlamydis (Humes & Stock, 1973)
Species Doridicola hirsutipes (Scott T., 1893)
Species Doridicola longicauda (Claus, 1860)
Species Doridicola actiniae (Della Valle, 1880) accepted as Critomolgus actiniae (Della Valle, 1880) (synonym)
Species Doridicola trispinosus (Stock, 1959) accepted as Critomolgus trispinosus (Stock, 1959) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Leydig, F. (1853). Neuer Schmarotzerkrebse auf einem Weichthiere. [pNew parasitic copepod on a mollusk.]. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Zoologische Notizen. 4377-382, pl. 14 figs. 1-8. (18-iv-1853). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Doridicola Leydig, 1853. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128713 on 2026-08-06

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Doridicola Leydig, 1853. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=128713 on 2026-08-06

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Boxshall, Geoff

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

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Martinez, Olga

2008-10-01 13:55:56Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2015-05-11 06:37:22Z

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Walter, T. Chad

2020-06-11 13:29:40Z

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Walter, T. Chad

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original description Leydig, F. (1853). Neuer Schmarotzerkrebse auf einem Weichthiere. [pNew parasitic copepod on a mollusk.]. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Zoologische Notizen. 4377-382, pl. 14 figs. 1-8. (18-iv-1853). [details]

basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Humes, A.G. (1982). A review of Copepoda associated with sea anemones and anemone-like forms (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 72(2):1-120, figs. 1-46, tabs. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.70249/9798893982657 [details] Available for editors

additional source Humes, A.G. (1990). Synopsis of lichomolgid copepods (Poecilostomatoida) associated with soft corals (Alcyonacea) in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 266:1-201, figs. 1-99. [details] Available for editors

additional source Lonning, S. & W. Vader. (1984). Sibling species of Doridicola (Copepoda: Lichomolgidae) from California sea anemones: biology and host specificity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 77(1-2):99-135, figs. 1-11, tabs. 1-17. (21-v-1984), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(84)90053-4 [details] Available for editors