Hemioniscidae

Hemioniscidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Superfamily: Cryptoniscoidea
Family: Hemioniscidae
Bonnier, 1900
Genera

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The Hemioniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900.[1] Members of this family are parasitic on cirripede barnacles.[2]

The family contains these genera and species:[3]

  • Leponiscus alepadis Gruvel, 1901
  • Leponiscus anatifae Giard, 1887
  • Leponiscus pollicipedis Giard, 1887
  • Scalpelloniscus binoculis (Menzies & George, 1972)
  • Scalpelloniscus nieli Hosie, 2008
  • Scalpelloniscus penicillatus Grygier, 1981
  • Scalpelloniscus vomicus Hosie, 2008

References

  1. Bonnier, J. (1900). Contribution a l'étude des épicarides. Les Bopyridae. Travaux de la Station Zoologique de Wimereux 8: 1-475, pls. 1-41.
  2. Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  3. World Register of Marine Species


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