Parastenocarididae

Parastenocarididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Parastenocarididae
Chappuis, 1933

Parastenocarididae is a family of copepods in the order Harpacticoida adapted to life in groundwater.[1] It contains the following genera:[2]

  • Asiacaris Cottarelli, Bruno & Berera, 2010
  • Brasilibathynellocaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Brinckicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Clujensicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Dussartstenocaris Karanovic & Cooper, 2011
  • Enckellicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Entzicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Fontinalicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Forficatocaris Jakobi, 1969
  • Italicocaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Kinnecaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Lacustricaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Macacocaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Michelicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Monodicaris Schminke, 2009
  • Murunducaris Reid, 1994
  • Nanacaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Nipponicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Oshimaensicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Pannonicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Parastenocaris Kessler, 1913
  • Phreaticaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Potamocaris Dussart, 1979
  • Proserpinicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Remaneicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Simplicaris Galassi & De Laurentiis, 2004
  • Siolicaris Jakobi, 1972
  • Stammericaris Jakobi, 1972

References

  1. Vezio Cottarelli, Maria Cristina Bruno & Raffaella Berera (2010). "First record of Parastenocarididae from Thailand and description of a new genus (Copepoda: Harpacticoida)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 30 (3): 478–494. doi:10.1651/09-3201.1.
  2. T. Chad Walter & Rony Huys (2011). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall, ed. "Parastenocarididae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

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