Family ARTOTROGIDAE Brady, 1880

Cryptopontius longipes

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• Artotrogidae Brady, 1880.

  Type genus:

   Artotrogus Boeck, 1859.

  Compiled from secondary source:

   Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [710].

Introduction

Little is known about artotrigids. Many have been found on sponges, corals and bryozoans, so it is assumed that the copepods are associates. Twenty-one genera, and over 70 species are recognised. In addition, there is one genus inquirendum. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 710) for more details as well as a key to the genera.

ID Keys

For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).

General References

Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.