Family CANTHOCAMPTIDAE Sars, 1906
Compiler and date details
31 May 2007 - G.K. Walker-Smith & K. Chilton-Lahey
- Canthocamptidae Sars, G.O. 1906. Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XV & XVI. Diosaccidae (concluded), Canthocamptidae (part). 173 in Sars, G.O. (ed.). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen : Bergen Museum Vol. V 489 pp.
Type genus:
Canthocamptus Westwood, 1836.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [251]; Lang, K. 1948. Monographie der Harpacticiden. Lund, Sweden : Håkan Ohlssons Boktrycheri 1682 pp. [899].
Introduction
The Canthocamptidae is the dominant harpacticoid copepod family in freshwater. They also occur in marine waters. There are 52 genera in the family. Seven genera and 35 species are listed here for Australia.
Boxshall and Halsey (2004) provide notes on the biology and taxonomy of the family.
ID Keys
See Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
Diagnosis References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [251]
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.