Centropagidae

Centropagidae
Centropages typicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Order:	Calanoida
Family:	Centropagidae Giesbrecht, 1893 [1]
Genera
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Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida.[2] Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes in Antarctica.[3]

Genera

There are 14 genera recognised in the family Centropagidae,[4] including over 130 species.

• Boeckella De Guerne & Richard, 1889 — 49 species, freshwater [5]
• Calamoecia Brady, 1906 — 18 species, freshwater [6]
• Centropages Krøyer, 1849 — 35 species, marine [7]
• Dussartopages Huys, 2009 — 1 species, marine [8]
• Gippslandia Bayly & Arnott, 1969 — 1 species, marine [9]
• Gladioferens Henry, 1919 — 6 species, marine  [10]
• Guernella Giesbrecht in G & Schmeil, 1898 — 1 species, marine [11]
• Hemiboeckella G. O. Sars, 1912 — 3 species, freshwater [12]
• Isias Boeck, 1865 — 4 species, marine [13]
• Limnocalanus G. O. Sars, 1863 — 2 species, marine / brackish water [14]
• Neoboeckella Bayly, 1992 — 2 species, marine [15]
• Osphranticum Forbes, 1882 — 2 species, marine [16]
• Parabroteas Mrázek, 1901 — 1 species, marine 
• Sinocalanus Burckhardt, 1913 — 7 species, marine / brackish water [17]

References

1. "Centropagidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. Joel W. Martin; George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132 pp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
3. G. K. Walker-Smith; K. N. Cook; K. L. Chilton-Lahey (June 30, 2007). "Family CENTROPAGIDAE Giesbrecht, 1892". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
4. Geoff Boxshall; T. Chad Walter (June 24, 2008). "Centropagidae". World Copepoda database. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
5. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Boeckella De Guerne & Richard, 1889". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
6. T. Chad Walter (2009). T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Calamoecia Brady, 1906". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
7. Geoff Boxshall. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Centropages Krøyer, 1849". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
8. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Dussartopages Huys, 2009". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
9. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Gippslandia Bayly & Arnott, 1969". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
10. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Gladioferens Henry, 1919". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
11. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Guernella Giesbrecht in G & Schmeil, 1898". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
12. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Hemiboeckella Sars G.O., 1912". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
13. Geoff Boxshall. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Isias Boeck, 1865". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
14. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Limnocalanus G. O. Sars, 1863". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
15. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Neoboeckella Bayly, 1992". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
16. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Osphranticum Forbes, 1882". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
17. T. Chad Walter. T. Chad Walter; Geoff Boxshall (eds.). "Sinocalanus Burckhardt, 1913". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

External links

• J. M. Bradford-Grieve (October 2, 2002). "Centropagidae". Calanoida: families. Crustacea.net. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.