Speleophriidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Copepoda |
| Order | Misophrioida |
| Family | Speleophriidae |
| Published in | Boxshall, G.A. & D. Jaume. (2000). Discoveries of cave misophrioids (Crustacea: Copepoda) shed new light on the origin of anchialine faunas. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 239: 1–19. (v.2000). https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id= |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 21 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 31 |
| GBIF key | 4303230 |
Genera in Speleophriidae
- Speleophria — 6 species: Speleophria bivexilla, Speleophria bunderae, Speleophria germanyanezi, Speleophria gymnesica, Speleophria mestrovi, Speleophria nullarborensis
- Speleophriopsis — 5 species: Speleophriopsis balearicus, Speleophriopsis campaneri, Speleophriopsis canariensis, Speleophriopsis mljetensis, Speleophriopsis scottodicarloi
- Expansophria — 4 species: Expansophria apoda, Expansophria dimorpha, Expansophria galapagensis, Expansophria sarda
- Archimisophria — 2 species: Archimisophria discoveryi, Archimisophria squamosa
- Boxshallia — 1 species: Boxshallia bulbantennulata
- Huysia — 1 species: Huysia bahamensis
- Mexicophria — 1 species: Mexicophria cenoticola
- Protospeleophria — 1 species: Protospeleophria lucayae
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.