Ceratocumatidae

Ceratocumatidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Cumacea
Family: Ceratocumatidae
Calman, 1905[1]
Genera

Ceratocuma
Cimmerius

Ceratocumatidae is a family of crustaceans of the order Cumacea. Ceratocumatidae have a small free telson. The endopods (interior branches) of the uropods are present on only one segment. Males have 5, 4 or 3 pairs of pleopods. All maxillipeds and some of the pereiopods bear exopods (outer branches). The gill apparatus has no supporting gill plates.[2]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Ceratocumatidae.
  1. ^ W. T. Calman (1905). "The Cumacea of the Siboga Expedition". Uitkomsten Op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied. 36: 1–23.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2010). Watling L, Gerken S (eds.). "Ceratocumatidae". World Cumacea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 29, 2011.


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