Family SPLANCHNOTROPHIDAE Norman & Scott, 1906
Compiler and date details
30 June 2007 - Walker-Smith, G.K., Cook, K.N. & Chilton-Lahey, K.L.
- Splanchnotrophidae Norman & Scott, 1906.
Type genus:
Splanchnotrophus Hancock & Norman, 1863.Compiled from secondary source:
Boxshall, G.A. & Halsey, S.H. 2004. An Introduction to Copepod Diversity. London : The Ray Society 966 pp. [665].
Introduction
Splanchnotrophida are typically endoparasitic, living within the gut tissues and/or hepatic diverticula of their nudibranch gastropod hosts. There are five genera, 19 known species. See Boxshall & Halsey (2004: 665) 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.