Sphyrion
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| Preserved specimen of Sphyrion laevigatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Sphyriidae |
| Genus: | Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Chondracanthus levis[a] | |
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Sphyrion is a genus of marine copepods in the family Sphyriidae.
Taxonomy and history
The genus Sphyrion was erected by French zoologist Georges Cuvier in volume three of the second edition of Le Règne Animal, published in 1830.[1][2] The name Sphyrion appears to be derived from the Greek word σφυρίον, meaning "little hammer".[3][4]
The type species, first described in 1824 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard, was provided with both a common name ("Chondracanthe lisse") and a binomial name (Chondracanthus levis).[5] When erecting the genus Sphyrion, Cuvier referred to this species - now recognised as Sphyrion laevigatum - using the common name "Chondracanthe lisse".[2][3][4][5]
Three species are currently recognised.[1][6]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1]
- Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Sphyrion lumpi (Krøyer, 1845)
- Sphyrion quadricornis Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1984
Notes
- ^ Also referred to as "Chondracanthe lisse" - see Taxonomy and history section
References
- ^ a b c d e Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sphyrion Cuvier, 1830". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b Cuvier, Georges (1830). Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée [The animal kingdom distinguished according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. Nouvelle édition (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: Déterville & Crochard. p. 257. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.49223 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Wilson, Charles Branch (1919). "North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 55 (2286): 549–604. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.55-2286.549.
- ^ a b Stebbing, T.R.R. (1898). "Genus Sphyrion Cuvier". Report of the Marine Biologist for the Year 1898. Cape of Good Hope Department of Agriculture: 197–199.
- ^ a b Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sphyrion laevigatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Dippenaar, Susan M.; Sebone, Makwena M. (2022). "Morphology of Three Sphyrion (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Sphyriidae) Species Infecting Teleost Fishes off South Africa with the First Description of Males of Two Species". Diversity. 14 (11): 929. Bibcode:2022Diver..14..929D. doi:10.3390/d14110929.