Sphyriidae
Also known as: Uoyadori-soramame-mushi-ka
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Copepoda |
| Order | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family | Sphyriidae |
| Published in | Wilson, C. B. (1919). North American parasitic copepods belonging to the new family Sphyriidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 55(2286):549–604, pls. 50–59. (18–vi–1919). https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=source |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 44 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 56 |
| GBIF key | 9188 |
Genera in Sphyriidae
- Lophoura — 19 species: Lophoura bipartita, Lophoura bouvieri, Lophoura brevicollum, Lophoura caparti, Lophoura cardusa, Lophoura cornuta, Lophoura edwardsi, Lophoura elongata
- Tripaphylus — 15 species: Tripaphylus asymboli, Tripaphylus australis, Tripaphylus beatricae, Tripaphylus benzi, Tripaphylus dippenaarae, Tripaphylus elongatus, Tripaphylus ferox, Tripaphylus hemigalei
- Paeonocanthus — 3 species: Paeonocanthus antarcticensis, Paeonocanthus hogansi, Paeonocanthus tricornutus
- Sphyrion — 3 species: Sphyrion laevigatum, Sphyrion lumpi, Sphyrion quadricornis
- Driocephalus — 1 species: Driocephalus cerebrinoxius
- Norkus — 1 species: Norkus cladocephalus
- Opimia — 1 species: Opimia exilis
- Periplexis — 1 species: Periplexis lobodes
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.