Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Harpacticoida > Family Ancorabolidae > Subfamily Laophontodinae > Genus Laophontodes

Laophontodes whitsoni Scott T., 1912

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Laophontodes*	Scott T., 1894	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Scott, T. (1912). The Entomostraca of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 48(3):521-599, figs. 1-4, pls. 1-14. (15-xi-1912).
basis of record	Kai George
additional source	Webber, W.R., G.D. Fenwick, J.M. Bradford-Grieve, S.G. Eagar, J.S. Buckeridge, G.C.B. Poore, E.W. Dawson, L. Watling, J.B. Jones, J.B.J. Wells, N.L. Bruce, S.T. Ahyong, K. Larsen, M.A. Chapman, J. Olesen, J.S. Ho, J.D. Green, R.J. Shiel, C.E.F. Rocha, A. Lörz, G.J. Bird & W.A. Charleston. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea: shrimps, crabs, lobsters, barnacles, slaters, and kin. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. pp. 98-232 (COPEPODS 21 pp.).
additional source	Lang, K. (1934). Marine Harpacticiden von der Campbell-Insel und einigen anderen südlichen Inseln. [Marine harpacticids from Campbell Island and some other southern islands.]. Acta Universitatis Lundensis, New Series, Avd. 2, 30(14) (= Kungl. Fysiografiska Sallskapets Handlingar, Lund. 45(14)):1-56, figs. 1-153.

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Laophontodes whitsoni Scott T., 1912. 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:293108