Eupolycope occidensnuda Howe & McKenzie, 1989
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
- Eupolycope occidensnuda Howe & McKenzie, 1989
- Name authority
- Howe & McKenzie, 1989
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Halocyprida
- Family
- Polycopidae
- Genus
- Eupolycope
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- classOstracoda Latreille, 1806
- subclassMyodocopa Müller, 1894
- orderHalocyprida Skogsberg, 1920
- suborderCladocopina Sars, 1866
- superfamilyCladocopoidea Sars, 1866
- familyPolycopidae Sars, 1866
- subfamilyPolycopinae Sars, 1866
- genusEupolycope Chavtur, 1981
- speciesEupolycope occidensnuda Howe & McKenzie, 1989
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eupolycope. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eupolycope coralligena (Bonaduce, Ciliberto, Masoli, Minichelli & Pugliese, 1982) | PolycopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eupolycope denticulata (Bonaduce, Masoli, Minichelli & Pugliese, 1980) | PolycopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eupolycope frequens (Müller, 1894) Chavtur, 1981 | PolycopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eupolycope orientalis Chavtur, 1983 | PolycopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eupolycope pellucida Chavtur, 1979 | PolycopidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Howe, H. V., & McKenzie, K. G. (1989). Recent marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Darwin and north-Western Australia. Monograph Series of the Northern Territory. Museum of Arts and Sciences No, 3: 1–50. 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:3CWWR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.