Nullosetigeridae

Nullosetigeridae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Nullosetigeridae
Synonyms
Phyllopodidae

Nullosetigeridae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Calanoida. ^[1] The family contains the genus Nullosetigera, which includes the species N. auctiseta, N. bidentata, N. impar, N. helgae, and N. mutata. Each mentioned species has a unique shape, which helps differentiate between them. These differences were found in the segmentation pattern of the antennula, maxillule, makilliped, and legs 4 and 5. ^{[2] [3]}

Genera: ^[1]

• Nullosetigera Soh, Ohtsuka, Imabayashi & Suh, 1999

References

1. "Nullosetigeridae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
2. Shih, C., Chen, Q.-C., Lan, Y.-C., Hsiao, S.-H., & Weng, C.-Y. (2022). Key to the species Of Nullosetigeridae Nullosetigera occurring in the China Seas. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 30(5). https://doi.org/10.51400/2709-6998.2646
3. Soh, H. Y., Susumu Ohtsuka, Hiromichi Imabayashi, & Suh, H.-L. (1999). A new Deep-water calanoid copepod and the phylogeny of the genus Nullosetigera nom. nov. in the Nullosetigeridae nom. nov. (pro-Phyllopus: Phyllopodidae) from Japanese waters. Journal of Natural History, 33(11), 1581–1602. https://doi.org/10.1080/002229399299770‌