| Podasconidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida |
| Infraorder: | Epicaridea |
| Superfamily: | Cryptoniscoidea |
| Family: | Podasconidae Giard and Bonnier, 1895 |
| Genera | |
see text | |
The Podasconidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. [1] Members of this family are parasitic on amphipods. [2]
The family contains these genera and species: [3]
- Parapodascon Hansen, 1916
- Parapodascon stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895)
- Podascon Giard & Bonnier, 1889
- Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1895
- Podascon dellavallei Giard & Bonnier, 1889
- Podascon haploopis Giard & Bonnier, 1895
- Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1893 (nomen nudum)
