There are 281 species of Copepods in the subzone The Western Mediterranean (Basin NE-NW) ( which belongs to the Zone Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea 
).
See the distribution map divided into 10 subzones for the Zone Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea 
Acartia (Acanthacartia) italica Steuer, 1910 (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Acartia (Acanthacartia) tonsa Dana, 1849 (F, M)(presence in 16 zones) Acartia (Acartia) danae Giesbrecht, 1889 (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Acartia (Acartia) negligens Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Acartia (Acartiura) clausi Giesbrecht, 1889 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Acartia (Acartiura) discaudata (Giesbrecht, 1881) (F,M)(presence in 8 zones) Acartia (Acartiura) longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1853) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Acartia (Acartiura) margalefi Alcaraz, 1976 (F,M)(presence in 3 zones) Acartia (Acartiura) teclae Bradford, 1976 (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Acartia (Hypoacartia) adriatica Steuer, 1910 (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Aetideopsis armata (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Aetideopsis multiserrata (Wolfenden, 1904) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Aetideopsis rostrata Sars, 1903 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Aetideus armatus (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 24 zones) Aetideus giesbrechti Cleve, 1904 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Amallothrix farrani Rose, 1942 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Amallothrix gracilis (Sars, 1905) (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Anomalocera patersoni Templeton, 1837 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Archescolecithrix auropecten (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Arietellus setosus Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Augaptilus longicaudatus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Augaptilus spinifrons Sars, 1907 (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Calanipeda aquaedulcis Kritschagin, 1873 (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Calanus helgolandicus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 6 zones) Calocalanus adriaticus Shmeleva, 1965 (F)(presence in 3 zones) Calocalanus contractus Farran, 1926 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Calocalanus elegans Shmeleva, 1965 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Calocalanus neptunus Shmeleva, 1965 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Calocalanus pavo (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Calocalanus plumulosus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Calocalanus styliremis Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Candacia armata (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 6 zones) Candacia bipinnata (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Candacia bispinosa (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Candacia catula (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Candacia elongata (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Candacia ethiopica (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Candacia giesbrechti Grice & Lawson, 1977 (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Candacia longimana (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Candacia simplex (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Candacia tenuimana (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Candacia varicans (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Caromiobenella pygmaea (Suarez-Morales, 2000) (M)(presence in 1 zones) Centropages brachiatus (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Centropages bradyi Wheeler, 1901 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Centropages chierchiae Giesbrecht, 1889 (F,M)(presence in 8 zones) Centropages hamatus (Lilljeborg, 1853) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Centropages kroyeri Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 8 zones) Centropages ponticus Karavaev, 1894 (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Centropages typicus Kröyer, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Centropages violaceus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Chiridius poppei Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Clausocalanus furcatus (Brady, 1883) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Clausocalanus jobei Frost & Fleminger, 1968 (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Clausocalanus lividus Frost & Fleminger, 1968 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Clausocalanus parapergens Frost & Fleminger, 1968 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Clausocalanus paululus Farran, 1926 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Clausocalanus pergens Farran, 1926 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Copilia mediterranea (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Copilia mirabilis Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Copilia quadrata Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Copilia vitrea (Haeckel, 1864) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Corycaeus (Agetus) flaccus Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Corycaeus (Agetus) limbatus Brady, 1883 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Corycaeus (Agetus) typicus (Krøyer, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Corycaeus (Corycaeus) clausi F. Dahl, 1894 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Corycaeus (Corycaeus) speciosus Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) anglicus Lubbock, 1857 (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Corycaeus (Ditrichocorycaeus) brehmi Steuer, 1910 (F,M)(presence in 6 zones) Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) giesbrechti F. Dahl, 1894 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) latus Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Corycaeus (Onychocorycaeus) ovalis Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) furcifer Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Corycaeus (Urocorycaeus) lautus Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Cosmocalanus darwini (Lubbock, 1860) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Ctenocalanus vanus Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Cymbasoma longispinosum (Bourne, 1890) (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Cymbasoma mediterranea Suarez-Morales, Goruppi, Olazabal & Tirelli, 2017 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Cymbasoma nicolettae Suarez-Morales, 2002 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Cymbasoma reticulatum (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F)(presence in 3 zones) Cymbasoma rigidum Thompson, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Cymbasoma tenue (Isaac, 1974) (M)(presence in 2 zones) Cymbasoma thompsoni (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Cymbasoma tumorifrons Suarez-Morales, 1999 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Diaixis hibernica (A. Scott, 1896) (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Diaixis pygmaea (T. Scott, 1896) (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Disco minutus Grice & Hulsemann, 1965 (F)(presence in 5 zones) Disseta palumbii Giesbrecht, 1889 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Distioculus minor (T. Scott, 1894) (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Epicalymma exigua (Farran, 1908) (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Euaugaptilus elongatus (Sars, 1905) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Euaugaptilus filigerus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Euaugaptilus hecticus (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Euaugaptilus truncatus (Sars, 1905) (F)(presence in 5 zones) Eucalanus hyalinus (Claus, 1866) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Euchaeta acuta Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Euchaeta marina (Prestandrea, 1833) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Euchaeta spinosa Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Euchirella bitumida With, 1915 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Euchirella messinensis (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Euchirella rostrata (Claus, 1866) (F,M)(presence in 24 zones) Eurytemora velox Lilljeborg, 1853 (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Euterpina acutifrons (Dana, 1848) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Expansophria sarda Jaume & Boxshall, 1996 (M)(presence in 1 zones) Falsilandrumius lobatus (Sars, 1920) (F)(presence in 3 zones) Farranula carinata (Giesbrecht, 1891) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Farranula rostrata (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Gaetanus kruppii Giesbrecht, 1903 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Gaetanus minor Farran, 1905 (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Goniopsyllus clausi Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2000 (F,M)(presence in 3 zones) Haloptilus acutifrons (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Haloptilus angusticeps Sars, 1907 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Haloptilus fertilis (Giesbrecht, 1892) (M)(presence in 9 zones) Haloptilus longicornis (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 23 zones) Haloptilus mucronatus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Haloptilus ornatus (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Haloptilus oxycephalus (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Haloptilus plumosus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Haloptilus spiniceps (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Haloptilus tenuis Farran, 1908 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Haloptilus validus Sars, 1920 (F)(presence in 6 zones) Hemirhabdus grimaldii (Richard, 1893) (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Heterorhabdus abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Heterorhabdus clausi (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Heterorhabdus norvegicus (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Heterorhabdus papilliger Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Heterorhabdus spinifrons (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Isias clavipes Boeck, 1864 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Labidocera brunescens (Czerniavski, 1868) (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Labidocera wollastoni (Lubbock, 1857) (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Lophothrix latipes (T. Scott, 1894) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Lubbockia aculeata Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Lubbockia squillimana Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Lucicutia clausi (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Lucicutia curta Farran, 1905 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Lucicutia gaussae Grice, 1963 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Lucicutia gemina Farran, 1926 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Lucicutia intermedia Sars, 1905 (F,M)(presence in 6 zones) Lucicutia longiserrata (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Lucicutia magna Wolfenden, 1903 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Lucicutia ovalis (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Lucicutia pera A. Scott, 1909 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Lucicutia wolfendeni Sewell, 1932 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Macrosetella gracilis (Dana, 1848) (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Mecynocera clausi Thompson, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Mesocalanus tenuicornis (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Metridia princeps Giesbrecht, 1889 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Microsetella norvegica (Boeck, 1864) (F,M)(presence in 25 zones) Microsetella rosea (Dana, 1848) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Mimocalanus brodskyi Razouls, 1974 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Mimocalanus cultrifer Farran, 1908 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Miracia efferata (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Monacilla typica Sars, 1905 (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Monothula subtilis (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Monstrilla conjunctiva Giesbrecht, 1902 (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Monstrilla grandis Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Monstrillopsis dubioides Suarez-Morales, 2004 (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Mormonilla phasma Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Nannocalanus minor (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 23 zones) Neocalanus gracilis (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Neocalanus robustior (Giesbrecht, 1888) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Oculosetella gracilis (Dana, 1852) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Oithona atlantica Farran, 1908 (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Oithona decipiens Farran, 1913 (F)(presence in 11 zones) Oithona hebes Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Oithona linearis Giesbrecht, 1891 (F)(presence in 11 zones) Oithona longispina Nishida, 1977 (F)(presence in 7 zones) Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Oithona parvula (Farran, 1908) (F)(presence in 9 zones) Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843 (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Oithona robusta Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Oithona setigera (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Oithona similis-Group Claus, 1866 (F,M)(presence in 25 zones) Oithona tenuis Rosendorn, 1917 (F)(presence in 16 zones) Oithona vivida Farran, 1913 (F)(presence in 12 zones) Oncaea curta Sars, 1916 (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Oncaea media Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Oncaea mediterranea (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Oncaea neobscura Razouls, 1969 (F)(presence in 1 zones) Oncaea ornata Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Oncaea scottodicarloi Heron & Bradford-Grieve, 1995 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Oncaea serrulata Böttger-Schnack, 2011 (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Oncaea venusta Philippi, 1843 (F,M)(presence in 23 zones) Onchocalanus trigoniceps Sars, 1905 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Pachos punctatum (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Paracalanus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Paracalanus denudatus Sewell, 1929 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Paracalanus nanus Sars, 1907 (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Paracalanus parvus (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 24 zones) Paracartia grani Sars, 1904 (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Paracartia latisetosa (Kriczagin, 1873) (F,M)(presence in 3 zones) Paraeuchaeta bisinuata (Sars, 1907) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Paraeuchaeta hanseni (With, 1915) (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Paraeuchaeta hebes (Giesbrecht, 1888) (F,M)(presence in 6 zones) Paraeuchaeta norvegica (Boeck, 1872) (F,M)(presence in 8 zones) Paraeuchaeta sarsi (Farran, 1908) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Parapontella brevicornis (Lubbock, 1857) (F,M)(presence in 3 zones) Pareucalanus sewelli (Fleminger, 1973) (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Parvocalanus crassirostris (F. Dahl, 1894) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Phaenna spinifera Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 21 zones) Pleuromamma abdominalis (Lubbock, 1856) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Pleuromamma borealis (F. Dahl, 1893) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Pleuromamma piseki Farran, 1929 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Pleuromamma robusta (F. Dahl, 1893) (F,M)(presence in 23 zones) Pleuromamma xiphias (Giesbrecht, 1889) (F,M)(presence in 24 zones) Pontella atlantica (Milne Edwards, 1840) (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Pontella lobiancoi (Canu, 1888) (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Pontella mediterranea (Claus, 1863) (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Pontellina plumata (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Pontellopsis regalis (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Pontellopsis villosa Brady, 1883 (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Pontoeciella abyssicola (T. Scott, 1894) (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Pseudoamallothrix ovata (Farran, 1905) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Pseudocalanus elongatus (Boeck, 1865) (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Pseudochirella obtusa (Sars, 1905) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Pseudocyclops obtusatus Brady & Robertson, 1873 (F)(presence in 6 zones) Pseudodiaptomus marinus Sato, 1913 (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Pteriacartia josephinae (Crisafi, 1974) (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Ratania flava Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Rhincalanus cornutus (Dana, 1849) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Rhincalanus nasutus Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 24 zones) Sapphirina angusta Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Sapphirina auronitens Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Sapphirina bicuspidata Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Sapphirina darwini Haeckel, 1864 (F,M)(presence in 13 zones) Sapphirina gemma Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Sapphirina intestinata Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Sapphirina iris Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Sapphirina lactens Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Sapphirina maculosa Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 10 zones) Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus, 1863 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Sapphirina opalina Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Sapphirina ovatolanceolata Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Sapphirina pyrosomatis Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Sapphirina sali Farran, 1929 (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Sapphirina scarlata Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Sapphirina sinuicauda Brady, 1883 (F,M)(presence in 11 zones) Sapphirina vorax Giesbrecht, 1891 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Scaphocalanus curtus (Farran, 1926) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Scaphocalanus invalidus Hure & Scotto di Carlo, 1968 (F)(presence in 2 zones) Scolecithricella abyssalis (Giesbrecht, 1888) (F, M)(presence in 19 zones) Scolecithricella curticauda A. Scott, 1909 (F)(presence in 8 zones) Scolecithricella dentata (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Scolecithricella minor (Brady, 1883) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Scolecithricella tenuiserrata (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Scolecithricella vittata (Giesbrecht, 1892) (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Scolecithrix bradyi Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Scolecithrix danae (Lubbock, 1856) (F,M)(presence in 19 zones) Scopalatum dubia T. Scott, 1894 (M)(presence in 4 zones) Spinocalanus abyssalis Giesbrecht, 1888 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Spinocalanus longicornis Sars, 1900 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Spinocalanus magnus Wolfenden, 1904 (F,M)(presence in 20 zones) Spinocalanus spinosus Farran, 1908 (F,M)(presence in 12 zones) Stephos vivesi Jaume, Boxshall & Gràcia, 2008 (F,M)(presence in 1 zones) Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht, 1888) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Subeucalanus monachus (Giesbrecht, 1888) (F,M)(presence in 18 zones) Temora longicornis (Müller, 1792) (F,M)(presence in 8 zones) Temora stylifera Dana, 1849 (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Temorites brevis Sars, 1900 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Temoropia mayumbaensis T. Scott, 1894 (F,M)(presence in 15 zones) Tharybis macrophthalma Sars, 1902 (F,M)(presence in 3 zones) Triconia borealis (Sars, 1918) (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Triconia conifera (Giesbrecht, 1891) (F,M)(presence in 25 zones) Triconia dentipes (Giesbrecht, 1891) (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Triconia minuta Giesbrecht, 1892 (F, M)(presence in 20 zones) Triconia similis (Sars, 1918) (F,M)(presence in 17 zones) Undeuchaeta plumosa (Lubbock, 1856) (F,M)(presence in 22 zones) Undinella stirni Grice, 1971 (F,M)(presence in 4 zones) Valdiviella insignis Farran, 1908 (F,M)(presence in 16 zones) Vettoria granulosa (Giesbrecht, 1891) (F,M)(presence in 14 zones) Vettoria longifurca (Rose & Vaissière, 1952) (F,M)(presence in 2 zones) Vettoria parva (Farran, 1936) (F,M)(presence in 7 zones) Xanthocalanus agilis Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 9 zones) Xanthocalanus fallax Sars, 1919 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Xanthocalanus minor Giesbrecht, 1892 (F,M)(presence in 5 zones) Xanthocalanus mixtus Sars, 1920 (F)(presence in 2 zones)
