Speleophriidae

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Speleophriidae
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Speleophriidae

Boxshall & Jaume, 2000

Speleophriidae is a family of copepods, comprising seven genera.[1] All are restricted to anchialine caves, with the exception of , which is found in the hyperbenthos of the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The seven genera are:[1]

  • Boxshall, 1983
  • Huys, 1988
  • Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987
  • Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
  • Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
  • Speleophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1986
  • Jaume & Boxshall, 1996

References[]

  1. ^ a b Geoff Boxshall (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Speleophriidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Geoff A. Boxshall & Damià Jaume (1999). "On the origin of misophrioid copepods from anchialine caves" (PDF). Crustaceana. 72 (8): 957–963. doi:10.1163/156854099503852. hdl:10261/55911. JSTOR 20106212.


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