Family PHAENNIDAE Sars, 1902
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Phaennidae Sars, 1902.
Type genus:
Phaenna Claus, 1863.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [158].
Introduction
Species of the family Phaennidae are exclusively marine and typically bathypelagic. The family includes eight genera, with 78 species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 158) for more details as well as a key to the genera.
ID Keys
For a key to the genera see Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
General References
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp.