Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Lernanthropidae
Family of copepods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Lernanthropidae is a family of copepods in the order Siphonostomatoida.
Remove ads
Taxonomy and history
The family Lernanthropidae was established by Polish parasitologist Zbigniew Kabata in 1979 with Lernanthropus as the type genus. Kabata erected the family to accommodate the existing genera of Aethon, Lernanthropus, Lernanthropodes, Norion, and Sagum.[1] Eight genera are currently recognised.[2]
Classification
This family includes the following genera:[2]
- Aethon Krøyer, 1837
- Lernanthropinus Ho & Do, 1985
- Lernanthropodes Bere, 1936
- Lernanthropsis Ho & Do, 1985
- Lernanthropus Blainville, 1822
- Mitrapus Song & Chen, 1976
- Norion Nordmann, 1864
- Sagum Wilson, 1913
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads