Nicothoidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Copepoda |
| Order | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family | Nicothoidae |
| Published in | Dana, J. D. (1853). Crustacea. Part II. United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., 14:691–1618. https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=4534 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 22 |
| Species records held | 141 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 172 |
| GBIF key | 5672 |
Genera in Nicothoidae
- Sphaeronella — 82 species: Sphaeronella abyssi, Sphaeronella acanthozonis, Sphaeronella aeginae, Sphaeronella affinis, Sphaeronella amphilochi, Sphaeronella anarthronis, Sphaeronella antarctica, Sphaeronella antillensis
- Rhizorhina — 9 species: Rhizorhina aesthetes, Rhizorhina ampeliscae, Rhizorhina hystrix, Rhizorhina leptostracae, Rhizorhina ohtsukai, Rhizorhina serolis, Rhizorhina soyoae, Rhizorhina tanaidaceae
- Diexanthema — 7 species: Diexanthema apoda, Diexanthema bathydiaita, Diexanthema corrugatum, Diexanthema desistoma, Diexanthema hakuhomaruae, Diexanthema nudum, Diexanthema ritchiei
- Homoeoscelis — 7 species: Homoeoscelis elongata, Homoeoscelis frigida, Homoeoscelis longipes, Homoeoscelis mediterranea, Homoeoscelis meridionalis, Homoeoscelis minuta, Homoeoscelis sedentaria
- Nicothoe — 5 species: Nicothoe analata, Nicothoe astaci, Nicothoe brucei, Nicothoe simplex, Nicothoe tumulosa
- Choniomyzon — 4 species: Choniomyzon inflatus, Choniomyzon libiniae, Choniomyzon panuliri, Choniomyzon taiwanensis
- Choniostoma — 4 species: Choniostoma hanseni, Choniostoma mirabile, Choniostoma paradoxum, Choniostoma rotundatum
- Choniosphaera — 3 species: Choniosphaera cancrorum, Choniosphaera indica, Choniosphaera maenadis
- Stenothocheres — 3 species: Stenothocheres bruselii, Stenothocheres egregius, Stenothocheres sarsii
- Hadrothoe — 2 species: Hadrothoe crenulata, Hadrothoe crosnieri
- Mysidion — 2 species: Mysidion abyssorum, Mysidion commune
- Nicorhiza — 2 species: Nicorhiza humesi, Nicorhiza rockallensis
- Paranicothoe — 2 species: Paranicothoe branchialis, Paranicothoe procircularis
- Arhizorhina — 1 species: Arhizorhina mekonicola
- Aspidoecia — 1 species: Aspidoecia normani
- Cephalorhiza — 1 species: Cephalorhiza flaccida
- Choniorhiza — 1 species: Choniorhiza enaulis
- Hansenulus — 1 species: Hansenulus trebax
- Neomysidion — 1 species: Neomysidion rahotsu
- Sphaeronelloides — 1 species: Sphaeronelloides vargulae
- Sphaeronellopsis — 1 species: Sphaeronellopsis littoralis
- Vunicothoe — 1 species: Vunicothoe cladocera
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.