Hatschekiidae

Hatschekiidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Siphonostomatoida
Family:	Hatschekiidae Kabata, 1979
Type genus
Hatschekia Poche, 1902
Diversity
9 genera, see text

Hatschekiidae is a family of copepods in the order Siphonostomatoida.

Taxonomy and history

The family Hatschekiidae was established by Polish parasitologist Zbigniew Kabata in 1979 with Hatschekia as the type genus. Kabata erected the family to accommodate the existing genera of Bassettithia , Congericola , Hatschekia, Prohatschekia , and Pseudocongericola . ^[1] Nine genera are currently recognised. ^[2]

Classification

This family includes the following genera: ^[2]

• Bassettithia Wilson, 1922
• Brachihatschekia Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1989
• Congericola Beneden, 1854
• Hatschekia Poche, 1902
• Laminohatschekia Boxshall, 1989
• Mihbaicola Uyeno, 2013
• Prohatschekia Nunes-Ruivo, 1954
• Pseudocongericola Yü, 1933
• Wynnowenia Boxshall, 1987

References

1. Kabata, Zbigniew (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. London: Ray Society. pp. 271–272. ISBN   0903874059. OCLC   6250377.
2. Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Hatschekiidae Kabata, 1979". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 29 April 2025.