| Paralubbockia longipedia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Paralubbockiidae Boxshall & Huys, 1989 |
| Genus: | Paralubbockia Boxshall, 1977 |
| Species: | P. longipedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralubbockia longipedia Boxshall, 1977 |
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Paralubbockia longipedia is a species of copepod, and the only member of the family Paralubbockiidae. The family is characterised by the ventral position of the fifth legs, the possession of a separate maxillary palp, and the form of the endopods of the legs and antennae. The closest relatives of Paralubbockia are the family Oncaeidae.[1] Initially placed among the Poecilostomatoida, Paralubbockia is now considered part of the Cyclopoida.[2]