Crinoniscidae
| Crinoniscidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida |
| Superfamily: | Cryptoniscoidea |
| Family: | Crinoniscidae Bonnier, 1900 |
| Genera | |
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The Crinoniscidae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900.[1] Members of this family are parasites, mostly on other crustaceans. Crinoniscus equitans is parasitic on the barnacle, Balanus perforatus.[2]
The family contains these genera and species:[3]
- Crinoniscus Perez, 1900
- Crinoniscus cephalatus Hosie, 2008
- Crinoniscus equitans Perez, 1900
- Crinoniscus politosummus Hosie, 2008
- Proteolepas Darwin, 1854
- Proteolepas bivincta Darwin, 1854
References
- ↑ Bonnier, J. (1900). Contribution a l'étude des épicarides. Les Bopyridae. Travaux de la Station Zoologique de Wimereux 8: 1-475, pls. 1-41.
- ↑ Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species
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