Family ORTHOPSYLLIDAE Huys, 1990
Compiler and date details
31 May 2007 - G.K. Walker-Smith & K. Chilton-Lahey
- Orthopsyllidae Huys, R. 1990. A new family of harpacticoid copepods and an analysis of the phylogenetic relationships within the Laophontoidea T. Scott. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 60(2): 79-120.
Type genus:
Orthopsyllus Brady & Robertson, 1873.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [355].
Introduction
Species in the family Orthopsyllidae are widely distributed in shallow marine waters from tropical latitudes to the subantarctic. They can also be found in brackish coastal waters (Boxshall & Halsey 2004). One genus and six species are currently described for the family, and of these, one genus and three species are recorded for the Australian fauna.
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. [355]
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.