Tantulocarida

Tantulocarida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Tantulocarida
G. A. Boxshall & R. J. Lincoln, 1983 [1]
Families

Tantulocarida is a highly specialised group of parasitic crustaceans that consists of about 33 species, treated as a subclass of the class Maxillopoda (copepods and barnacles). They are typically ectoparasites that infest copepods, isopods, tanaids, amphipods and ostracods.[2] Members of this subclass are minute — less than 0.3 millimetres (0.012 in) in length and have a dramatic reduction in body form compared to other crustaceans, with an unsegmented sac-like thorax and a much reduced abdomen.[3] One tantulocarid species, Tantulacus dieteri, is the world's smallest arthropod, with a total body length of only 85 micrometres (0.0033 in).[4]

Classification

Four families are recognised:[5]

Basipodellidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1983:[6]

  • Basipodella Becker, 1975
  • Hypertantulus Ohtsuka & Boxshall, 1998
  • Nipponotantulus Huys, Ohtsuka & Boxshall, 1994
  • Polynyapodella Huys, Møberg & Kristensen, 1997
  • Rimitantulus Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1997
  • Serratotantulus Savchenko & Kolbasov, 2009
  • Stygotantulus Boxshall & Huys, 1989

Doryphallophoridae Huys, 1991:[7]

  • Doryphallophora Huys, 1990
  • Paradoryphallophora Ohtsuka & Boxshall, 1998

Microdajidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987:[8]

  • Microdajus Greve, 1965
  • Xenalytus Huys, 1991

Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987:[9]

  • Amphitantulus Boxshall & Vader, 1993
  • Aphotocentor Huys, 1991
  • Arcticotantulus Kornev, Tchesunov & Rybnikov, 2004
  • Boreotantulus Huys & Boxshall, 1988
  • Campyloxiphos Huys, 1991
  • Coralliotantulus Huys, 1991
  • Cumoniscus Bonnier, 1903
  • Deoterthron Bradford & Hewitt, 1980
  • Dicrotrichura Huys, 1989
  • Itoitantulus Huys, Ohtsuka Boxshall & Itô, 1992
  • Onceroxenus Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987
  • Tantulacus Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992

References

  1. ^ "Tantulocarida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=621147. 
  2. ^ Geoffrey A. Boxshall & Roger J. Lincoln (1983). "Tantulocarida, a new class of Crustacea ectoparasitic on other crustaceans". Journal of Crustacean Biology 3 (1): 1–16. JSTOR 1547849. 
  3. ^ "Tantulocarida". AccessScience Encyclopedia. McGraw-Hill. http://www.accessscience.com/abstract.aspx?id=677750. Retrieved December 31, 2009. 
  4. ^ Inga Mohrbeck, Pedro Martínez Arbizu & Thomas Glatzel (2010). "Tantulocarida Crustacea) from the Southern Ocean deep sea, and the description of three new species of Tantulacus Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992". Systematic Parasitology 77 (2): 131–151. http://www.springerlink.com/content/k5547q14j2332361. 
  5. ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). "Tantulocarida". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1083. Retrieved December 31, 2009. 
  6. ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). "Basipodellidae". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136591. Retrieved December 31, 2009. 
  7. ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). "Doryphallophoridae". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136593. Retrieved December 31, 2009. 
  8. ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). "Microdajidae". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136594. Retrieved December 31, 2009. 
  9. ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). "Deoterthridae". In T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall. World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136592. Retrieved December 31, 2009.