Family PSEUDOCYCLOPIDAE Giesbrecht, 1893
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Pseudocyclopidae Giesbrecht, 1893.
Type genus:
Pseudocyclops Brady, 1872.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [166].
Introduction
Species of the family Pseudocyclopidae are small calanoids, inhabiting shallow sea near-bottom communities, ranging from warm through to tropical waters. There is only one genus, with 33 species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 166) for more details.
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.