Family JANIRELLIDAE Menzies, 1956
Compiler and date details
April 2011 - Kelly Merrin
Introduction
The majority of the Janirellidae Menzies, 1956 (as Ianirellidae) species are known from depths greater than 500 metres, with approximately half of these species known from depths greater than 3000 metres. The family had been revised on several occasions however, Just (2009) considers all diagnoses, except for the original by Menzies (1956) and his (the most recent, see Just 2009) to be erroneous
Diagnosis References
Just, J. 2009. Triaina, a new genus in the Janirellidae Menzies, 1956 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota), with two new species from south-eastern Australia, and a new diagnosis for the family. Zootaxa 1980: 1-15 [2] (diagnosis; key to genera)
Menzies, R.J. 1956. New abyssal tropical Atlantic isopods with observations on their biology. American Museum Novitates 1798: 1-16 [11] (original diagnosis)