Family HYPONEOIDAE Heegaard, 1962
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Hyponeoidae Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [183].
Type genus:
Hyponeo Heegaard, 1962.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [769].
Introduction
Hyponeoids are found as parasites on the gills of bathypelagic fishes. Only two genera, each with one species are known. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 769) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
Diagnosis References
Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [183]
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.