Munnopsidae

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Munnopsidae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Munnopsidae
Lilljeborg, 1864[1]
Subfamilies[2]

Wolff, 1962
Wolff, 1962
Kussakin, 2003
Hansen, 1916
Hansen, 1916
Tattersall, 1905
Lilljeborg, 1864
Kussakin, 2003
Wolff, 1962

Synonyms
  • Eurycopidae
  • Ilyarachnidae
  • Munnopsididae

The family Munnopsidae is a family of asellote isopoda which is one of the most speciose and frequently collected of the known isopod families. As currently structured it consists of nine subfamilies, 42 genera and about 320 species. The Munnopsidae is frequently the most abundant and diverse isopod family in benthic deep−sea communities and also has a wide distribution in cold waters.[3]

Genera within the family Munnopsidae[]

The following genera are listed for the Munnopsidae:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". ITIS. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". World Registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ Sarah Schnurr; Marina V. Malyutina (2014). "Two new species of the genus Eurycope (Isopoda, Munnopsidae) from Icelandic waters". 35 (2): 361–388. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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