Pseudocycnidae

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Pseudocycnidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Pseudocycnidae
Wilson, 1922
Type genus
Pseudocycnus
Heller, 1865

Pseudocycnidae is a family of marine copepods in the order Siphonostomatoida.

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Taxonomy and history

This grouping was first described by Charles Branch Wilson in 1922 as Pseudocycninae, a subfamily of Dichelesthiidae, though Wilson would later elevate the group to the rank of family in 1932. [1]

Ecology

Members of this family are common parasites of marine teleosts, particularly fish in the family Scombridae. [1]

Classification

This family includes the following genera: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kabata, Zbigniew (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. London: Ray Society. p. 268. ISBN   0903874059. OCLC   6250377.
  2. ↑ Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Pseudocycnidae Wilson C.B., 1922". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 10 May 2025.


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