Diaptomus (Diaptomus) castor (Jurine, 1820)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diaptomus (Diaptomus) castor (Jurine, 1820)
- Name authority
- (Jurine, 1820)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Diaptomidae
- Genus
- Diaptomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classCopepoda Milne Edwards, 1840
- infraclassNeocopepoda Huys & Boxshall, 1991
- superorderGymnoplea Giesbrecht, 1882
- familyDiaptomidae Baird, 1850
- genusDiaptomus Westwood, 1836
- subgenusDiaptomus (Diaptomus) Kiefer, 1978
- speciesDiaptomus (Diaptomus) castor (Jurine, 1820)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diaptomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaptomus (Mastigodiaptomus) purpureus Marsh, 1907 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus (Prionodiaptomus) marshi Juday, 1914 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus (Skistodiaptomus) oregonensis Lilljeborg in: Guerne & Richard, 1889 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus azureus Reid, 1985 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus carinifera Lowndes, 1934 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus (Diaptomus) castaneti Burckhardt, 1920 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus curvatus Perbiche-Neves, Boxshall & Paggi, 2013 in, Perbiche-Neves, Boxshall, Paggi, Rocha, Previattelli & Nogueira, 2013 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus frutosae Perbiche-Neves & Boxshall, 2013 in: Perbiche-Neves, Boxshall, Paggi, Rocha, Previattelli & Nogueira, 2013 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus (Chaetodiaptomus) glacialis Lilljeborg in Guerne & Richard, 1889 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus helveticus Imhof, 1885 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus infrequens Wright S., 1927 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaptomus kentuckyensis Chambers, 1881 | DiaptomidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyclops castor Desmarest, 1825 Desmarest, 1825 | synonym |
| Cyclops lacinulatus Müller O.F., 1776 Müller O.F., 1776 | synonym |
| Monoculus castor Jurine, 1820 Jurine, 1820 | synonym |
| Diaptomus castor (Jurine, 1820) (Jurine, 1820) | synonym |
| Cyclopsina castor Milne Edwards, 1840 Milne Edwards, 1840 | synonym |
| Diaptomus sovinskyi Guerne & Richard, 1892 Guerne & Richard, 1892 | synonym |
| Monoculus rubens Fabricius, 1775 Fabricius, 1775 | synonym |
| Monoculus lacinulatus Gmelin, 1790 Gmelin, 1790 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1859677 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35DJ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.