Family METIDAE Sars, 1910
Compiler and date details
31 May 2007 - G.K. Walker-Smith & K. Chilton-Lahey
- Metidae Sars, G.O. 1910. Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XXIX & XXX. Tachiidae (concluded), Metidae, Balaenophilidae, supplement (part). pp. 337-368 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. 5 [344].
Type genus:
Metis Philippi, 1843.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [336]; Lang, K. 1948. Monographie der Harpacticiden. Lund, Sweden : Håkan Ohlssons Boktrycheri 1682 pp. [773].
Introduction
Metids are typically phytal species, although Metis holothuriae (Edwards, 1891), the only member of the family recorded from Australia, has been found living in association with a holothurian (Boxshall & Halsey 2004). They are widely distrubuted in shallow coastal waters (Boxshall & Halsey 2004).
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. [336]
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.
Edwards, C.L. 1891. Beschreibung einiger Copepoden und eines neuen copepodenähnlichen Krebses, Leuckartella paradoxa. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 57(1): 75-104