Augaptilidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Calanoida |
Family: | Augaptilidae G. O. Sars, 1905 |
The family contains the following genera: [2]
Calanidae is the largest taxonomic family of calanoid copepods. It includes the genus Calanus, which may be the most abundant metazoan genus on Earth.
Epischura is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae.
Cyclopidae is a family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera.
Shiinoidae is a family of parasitic copepods.
Gastrodelphyidae is a family of parasitic copepods.
Oncaea is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species. Unlike other bioluminescent copepods, Oncaea have an internal (non-secreted) bioluminescence. Oncaea contains the following species:
Clausiidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida,
Acartia is a genus of marine calanoid copepods. They are epipelagic, estuarine, zooplanktonic found throughout the oceans of the world, primarily in temperate regions.
Acartia simplex is a species of marine copepod belonging to the family Acartiidae. It is found in the waters near Australia and New Zealand.
Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida. Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes in Antarctica.
Phaennidae is a family of planktonic copepods, found in pelagic or benthopelagic waters. It contains the following genera:
Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:
Pseudocyclopiidae is a family of copepods, comprising the following genera:
Euaugaptilus is a genus of copepods. The genus contains bioluminescent species.
Mormonillidae is a family of planktonic marine copepods, the only member of the order Mormonilloida. There are five known species in two genera:
Temora is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae. The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
Eurytemora is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae. The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
Heterocope is a genus of copepods in the family Temoridae. It was described by Norwegian biologist Georg Ossian Sars in 1863.
Aetideidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Calanoida.
Arietellidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Calanoida.