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The family Argulidae contains the carp lice or fish lice – a group of parasitic crustaceans of uncertain position within the Maxillopoda. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. The Argulidae are the only family in the order Arguloida, although a second family, the Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.
The Cyclopoida are an order of small crustaceans from the subclass Copepoda. Like many other copepods, members of Cyclopoida are small, planktonic animals living both in the sea and in freshwater habitats. They are capable of rapid movement. Their larval development is metamorphic, and the embryos are carried in paired or single sacs attached to first abdominal somite.
Afrocyclops is a genus of copepod crustaceans in the family Cyclopidae, containing the following species:
Boeckella is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae.
Calamoecia is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae confined to Australasia. It is thought to have evolved since the separation of the Australian continent from Antarctica. Three of the Australian endemic species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. The genus contains the following species:
Epischurella baikalensis is a species of copepod in family Temoridae. It is endemic to Lake Baikal, being the dominant zooplankton species there: 80%–90% of total biomass. It measures 1.5–2 mm (0.06–0.08 in).
Hemiboeckella powellensis is a species of copepod endemic to Lake Powell, Western Australia. It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. It was first described by I. A. E. Bayly in 1979. No females have been found.
Hemidiaptomus is a genus of freshwater copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
Metadiaptomus is a genus of crustacean in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
Paradiaptomus is a genus of crustacean in the family Diaptomidae. It includes the following species:
Thermodiaptomus is a genus of copepods in the family Diaptomidae, containing the following species:
The Cyclopidae are a family of copepods containing more than half of the 1,200 species in the order Cyclopoida in over 70 genera.
Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera:
Ectinosomatidae is a family of the Harpacticoida, a huge group of crustaceans belonging to the subclass Copepoda. Like most of their relatives, they are usually benthic inhabitants of marine environments. Ectinosomatidae commonly inhabit sediment and fragments of dead corals or glass sponges, and occasionally algae and bryozoans, in the deep oceans. In the epifaunal species, the first leg pair is often modified to allow the animals a better grip on the substrate.
Clausidiidae is a family of parasitic copepods of the suborder Poecilostomatoida, containing the following genera:
Megacyclops is a genus of copepods, containing the following species:
Centropagidae is a family of copepods. 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.
Temoridae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:
Euaugaptilus is a genus of copepods.
Augaptilidae is a family of copepods, comprising the following genera:
References
- ↑ T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Hemiboeckella Sars G.O., 1912". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved December 30, 2009.
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