Desmosomatidae

Desmosomatidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Superfamily:	Janiroidea
Family:	Desmosomatidae ; G. O. Sars, 1897
Synonyms
	Desmosomidae ; Pseudomesidae ;

Last updated December 06, 2025

Desmosomatidae is a family of isopods belonging to the suborder Asellota.^[1]

Genera

Desmosomatidae contains the following Subfamilies and Genera:^[2]

Desmosomatinae Sars, 1897
- Balbidocolon Hessler, 1970
- Desmosoma Sars, 1864
- Echinopleura Sars, 1897
- Eugerda Meinert, 1890
- Mirabilicoxa Hessler, 1970
- Momedossa Hessler, 1970
- Pseudomesus Hansen 1916
- Torwolia Hessler, 1970
Eugerdellatinae Hessler, 1970
- Chelantermedia Brix, 2006
- Chelator Hessler, 1970
- Chelibranchus Mezhov, 1986
- Cryodesma Svavarsson, 1988
- Disparella Hessler, 1970
- Eugerdella Kussakin, 1965
- Oecidiobranchus Hessler, 1970
- Paradesmosoma Kussakin, 1965
- Parvochelus Brix & Kihara, 2015
- Prochelator Hessler, 1970
- Reductosoma Brandt, 1992
- Whoia Hessler, 1970

References

↑ "Desmosomatidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Desmosomatidae G. O. Sars, 1897". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

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[GBIF-1] "Desmosomatidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Desmosomatidae G. O. Sars, 1897". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

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