Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Siphonostomatoida > Family Caligidae

Alebion Krøyer, 1863

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863

Literature

original description	Krøyer, H. (1863-1864). Bidrag til Kundskab om Snyltekrebsene. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Ser. III. 2(1/2): 75-320, pls. 1-9 [1863]; 2(3): 321-426, pls. 10-18 [1864].
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
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Pillai, N.K. (1985). Copepod Parasites of Marine Fishes. In: The Fauna of India. Zoological Society of India, Calcutta. 900pp., figs. 1-279.
taxonomy source	Dippenaar, S.M. (2018). Resurrection of Alebion difficile (van Beneden, 1892) ( Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Caligidae) with notes on other species of Alebion Kroyer, 1863 collected from elasmobranchs off South Africa and an updated key of the adult fema
taxonomy source	Cressey, R.F. (1972). Revision of the genus Alebion (Copepoda: Caligoida). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 123:1-29, figs. 1-132. (24-v-1972).

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Alebion Krøyer, 1863. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135588