Cylindropsyllidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Copepoda |
Order: | Harpacticoida |
Family: | Cylindropsyllidae Sars (1909) |
Subfamilies | |
Cylindropsyllinae, Leptastacinae, Leptopontiinae |
Cylindropsyllidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Harpacticoida. [1] It was first described by Sars in 1909, and was revised by Lang in 1936.
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As of 1987, Cylindropsyllidae consists of 17 genera: [2] [1] [3]
Cylindropsyllidae originally contained the genera Cylindropsyllus, Stenocaris, Darcythompsonia, and Leptocaris. [4] The latter two were later moved to the family Darcythompsoniidae. This revision also introduced seven additional genera, divided into 3 subfamilies. [4]