Pseudocyclopidae

Pseudocyclopidae (/ˌsuːdoʊˌsaɪkləˈpɪdiː/) is a family of copepods belonging to the order Calanoida.^[1] They include genera such as Badijella, Boholina, and Brattstromia.^[2] Additionally, they are found in marine environments, particularly in waters immediately over the seabed from coastal zones to the edge of the continental shelf.^[3]

Pseudocyclopidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Pseudocyclopidae
Synonyms
Boholiniidae Ridgewayiidae

Giesbrecht identified the Pseudocyclopidae family in 1893, which includes copepods with distinct morphological characteristics such as the absence of an aesthetasc on the fourth antennular segment and a well-developed, elongated two-segmented mandibular endopod with ten terminal setae.^[4][3]

Classification

Wilhelm Giesbrecht (Prussian Zoologist Born in Gdańsk)^[5] contributed to the identification and classification of the Pseudocyclopidae family in 1892-1893 as an epilogue of his work on copepods, particularly in his installment Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.^[6][7][8]

Genera

Genera:^[1]

• Badijella Krsinic, 2005
• Boholina Fosshagen, 1989
• Brattstromia Fosshagen, 1991
• Exumellina Fosshagen, 1970^[2]
• Normancavia Fosshagen, 1970^[2]
• Pinkertonius Fosshagen, 1970^[9]
• Pseudocyclops Brady, 1872^[10]
• Sipadantonius Ohtsuka, Fosshagen & Putchakarn, 2023^[11]