North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS name details

Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941

Amphiascus parvus from Sars, G.O. 1906

AphiaID

205885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205885)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Mesamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O, 1906) (type by original designation)

Parent

Miraciidae Dana, 1846

Original name

Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941

Direct children (12)

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Species Mesamphiascus amblyops (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Sarsamphiascus amblyops (Sars G.O., 1911)
Species Mesamphiascus angustipes (Gurney, 1927) accepted as Sarsamphiascus angustipes (Gurney, 1927)
Species Mesamphiascus exiguus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Haloschizopera exigua (Sars G.O., 1906)
Species Mesamphiascus gauthieri (Monard, 1936) accepted as Sarsamphiascus gauthieri (Monard, 1936)
Species Mesamphiascus junodi (Monard, 1935) accepted as Haloschizopera pygmaea (Norman & Scott T., 1905) (junior subjective synonym, cf. Moore & O'Reilly, 1989)
Species Mesamphiascus normani (Sars G.O., 1911) accepted as Bulbamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872)
Species Mesamphiascus pacificus (Sars G.O., 1905) accepted as Sarsamphiascus pacificus (Sars G.O., 1905)
Species Mesamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus parvus (Sars G.O, 1906)
Species Mesamphiascus propinquus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus propinquus (Sars G.O., 1906)
Species Mesamphiascus salammboi (Monard, 1935) accepted as Monardius salammboi (Monard, 1935) Huys, 2009
Species Mesamphiascus sinuatus (Sars G.O., 1906) accepted as Sarsamphiascus sinuatus (Sars G.O., 1906)
Species Mesamphiascus varians (Norman & Scott T., 1905) accepted as Sarsamphiascus varians (Norman & Scott T., 1905)

Environment

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

Original description

Nicholls, A.G. (1941). A revision of the families Diosaccidae Sars, 1906 and Laophontidae T. Scott, 1905. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). <em>Records of the South Australian Museum, Adelaide.</em> 7(1):65-110. (27-x-1941)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980255#page/78/mode/1up
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods database. Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205885 on 2026-06-10

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=205885 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2008-06-24 07:15:47Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2015-07-13 11:03:02Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2019-06-29 10:54:16Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2024-07-21 12:05:51Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

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original description Nicholls, A.G. (1941). A revision of the families Diosaccidae Sars, 1906 and Laophontidae T. Scott, 1905. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). <em>Records of the South Australian Museum, Adelaide.</em> 7(1):65-110. (27-x-1941)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980255#page/78/mode/1up
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors

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

3x5 C.B. Wilson Taxonomic Card - Mesamphiascus

3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Mesamphiascus

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Amphiascus parvus from Sars, G.O. 1906

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