Corallovexiidae
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The Corallovexiidae are a family of parasitic copepods associated with corals and, together with members of the family Asterocheridae, dominate their ecological niche in the West Indies; in the Indo-Pacific, they are replaced by the families Lichomolgidae and Xarifiidae.[1]
The family contains two genera and 10 species, all described by in 1975:[2]
- Corallonoxia Stock, 1975
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- Corallovexia Stock, 1975
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References[]
- ^ Jan H. Stock (1988). "Copepods associated with reef corals: a comparison between the Atlantic and the Pacific". Hydrobiologia. 167–168 (1): 545–547. doi:10.1007/BF00026350.
- ^ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. C. Walter & G. Boxshall (ed.). "Corallovexiidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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