Family CANTHOCAMPTIDAE Brady, 1880
Compiler and date details
31 May 2007 - G.K. Walker-Smith & K. Chilton-Lahey
- Canthocamptidae Brady, 1880.
Type genus:
Canthocamptus Westwood, 1836.
Introduction
The Canthocamptidae is the dominant harpacticoid copepod family in freshwater. They also occur in marine waters. There are 52 genera in the family. Seven genera and 35 species are listed here for Australia.
Boxshall and Halsey (2004) provide notes on the biology and taxonomy of the family.
ID Keys
See Boxshall & Halsey (2004).
Diagnosis References
General References
Sars, G.O. 1906. Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XV & XVI. Diosaccidae (concluded), Canthocamptidae (part). 173 in Sars, G.O. (ed.). An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen : Bergen Museum Vol. V 489 pp.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Jul-2012 | 04-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |