Drepanopus forcipatus Giesbrecht, 1888
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
- Drepanopus forcipatus Giesbrecht, 1888
- Name authority
- Giesbrecht, 1888
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Clausocalanidae
- Genus
- Drepanopus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- familyClausocalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893
- genusDrepanopus Brady, 1883
- speciesDrepanopus forcipatus Giesbrecht, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drepanopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drepanopus bispinosus Bayly, 1982 | ClausocalanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanopus bungei Sars G.O., 1898 | ClausocalanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drepanopus pectinatus Brady, 1883 | ClausocalanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Giesbrecht, W. (1888). Elenco dei Copepodi pelagici raccolti dal tenente di vascello Gaetano Chierchia durante il viaggio della R. Corvetta ‘Vettor Pisani’ negli anni 1882-1885 e dal tenente di vascello Francesco Orsini nel Mar Rosso, nel 1884. [List of pelagic copepods collected by Lieutenant Gaetano Chierchia during the voyage of the Royal Corvette ‘Vettor Pisani’ in the years 1882-1885 and by Lieutenant Francesco Orsini in the Red Sea, in 1884.]. Atti Della Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei, Classe Di Scienze Fisiche Matematiche E Naturali Rendiconti, 4. 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:37MYP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.