Eupelte acutispinis Zhang & Li, 1976
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
- Eupelte acutispinis Zhang & Li, 1976
- Name authority
- Zhang & Li, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Peltidiidae
- Genus
- Eupelte
- 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
- superorderPodoplea Giesbrecht, 1882
- familyPeltidiidae Claus, 1860
- subfamilyPeltidiinae Claus, 1860
- genusEupelte Claus, 1860
- speciesEupelte acutispinis Zhang & Li, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eupelte. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eupelte beckleyae Hicks, 1982 | PeltidiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eupelte bicornis Claus, 1863 | PeltidiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eupelte gracilis Claus, 1860 | PeltidiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eupelte minuta (Ramirez, 1971) | PeltidiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eupelte typica (Scott T., 1912) | PeltidiidaeArthropoda | 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.
- Zhang, C.Z. & Z.Y. Li. (1976). Harpacticoida (Copepoda, Crustacea) from Xisha Island of Guangdong Province, China. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 22. 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:3CLQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.