Canthocamptidae

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Canthocamptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Canthcamptidae
G. O. Sars, 1906
Genera

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Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species [1]. It contains the following genera [2]:

  • Amphibiperita Fiers and Rutledge, 1990
  • Attheyella Brady, 1880
  • Bathycamptus Huys & Thistle, 1989
  • Bryocamptus Chappuis, 1928
  • Canthocamptus Westwood, 1836
  • Cletocamptus
  • Cylinula Coull, 1971
  • Echinocamptus Chappuis, 1929
  • Elaphoidella Chappuis, 1928
  • Epactophanes Mrázek, 1893
  • Evansula T. Scott, 1906
  • Gulcamptus Miura, 1969
  • Heteropsyllus T. Scott, 1894
  • Itunella Brady, 1894
  • Leimia
  • Maraenobiotus Mrázek, 1893
  • Mesochra Boeck, 1864
  • Moraria T. Scott & A. Scott, 1893
  • Nannomesochra Gurney, 1932
  • Noodtorthopsyllus
  • Ophirion Por, 1967
  • Paracamptus Chappuis, 1929
  • Pholetiscus Humes, 1947
  • Poria Lang, 1965
  • Psammocamptus Mielke, 1975
  • Stenocaris G. O. Sars, 1909

[edit] References

  1. ^ G. L. Pesce (2007-08-17). Canthocamptidae Sars, 1906, emend. Monard, 1927, Lang, 1948.
  2. ^ Canthocamptidae (TSN 88132). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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