Elenacalanus princeps (Brady, 1883)
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
- Elenacalanus princeps (Brady, 1883)
- Name authority
- (Brady, 1883)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Megacalanidae
- Genus
- Elenacalanus
- 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
- familyMegacalanidae Sewell, 1947
- genusElenacalanus Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017
- speciesElenacalanus princeps (Brady, 1883)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elenacalanus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elenacalanus eltaninae (Björnberg, 1968) | MegacalanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenacalanus sverdrupi (Johnson, 1958) | MegacalanidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elenacalanus tageae Bradford-Grieve, Blanco-Bercial & Boxshall, 2017 | MegacalanidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Heterocalanus medius Wolfenden, 1906 Wolfenden, 1906 | synonym |
| Bathycalanus princeps (Brady, 1883) (Brady, 1883) | synonym |
| Bathycalanus rigidus Sars G.O., 1920 Sars G.O., 1920 | synonym |
| Calanus princeps Brady, 1883 Brady, 1883 | 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.
- Bradford-Grieve, J.M., L. Blanco-Bercial & G.A. Boxshall. (2017). Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). Zootaxa, 4229. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4229.1.1 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:3974M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.