Copepods

Copepoda Milne Edwards 1840

described accepted species

• Appeltans et al: 10000

percent of marine species currently described

• Appeltans et al: 17 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 25 (max)

percent surveyed species not yet known to science

• Appeltans et al: 0.95

percent synonyms among marine species

• Appeltans et al: 17

total unknown marine species

• Appeltans et al: 50125 (max)
• Appeltans et al: 30125 (min)

undescribed marine species present in museum collections

• Appeltans et al: 1500 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 2000 (max)

undiscovered marine morphospecies

• Appeltans et al: 28500 (min)
• Appeltans et al: 48000 (max)

undiscovered species (molecular cryptic)

• Appeltans et al: 125