Podoplea

Podoplea
Cyclops sp. (Cyclopoida)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Infraclass:	Neocopepoda
Superorder:	Podoplea Giesbrecht, 1882 [1]
Orders
See text
Synonyms [1]
Rhabdomoplea Khodami et al., 2019

Podoplea is a superorder of copepods in the infraclass Neocopepoda that was named by Wilhelm Giesbrecht in 1882. ^[1] It has a worldwide distribution, with documented appearances in the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans. ^{[1] [2]}

Classification

Podoplea contains 8 orders. ^[1] They are listed below.

• Order Cyclopoida Burmeister, 1834
• Order Gelyelloida Huys, 1988
• Order Harpacticoida G. O. Sars, 1903
• Order Misophrioida Gurney, 1933
• Order Monstrilloida Sars, 1901
• Order Mormonilloida Boxshall, 1979
• Order Polyarthra Lang, 1944 (=Canuelloida Khodami, Vaun MacArthur, Blanco-Bercial & Martinez Arbizu, 2017 )
• Order Siphonostomatoida Thorell, 1859

References

1. Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Podoplea". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 19 September 2025.
2. "Superorder Podoplea". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 September 2025.

External links

• Data related to Podoplea at Wikispecies