Genus Kensakia Harris & Iwasaki, 1997

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• Kensakia Harris, V.A.P. & Iwasaki, N. 1997. A new species of Porcellidium and two new genera belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo A 23: 131-147 [136] [previously considered a junior subjective synonym of Porcellidium Claus, 1860 by Walker-Smith (2001), but Harris (2014a: 65) considers this to be a valid genus].

  Type species:

   Kensaki aiiroa Harris & Iwasaki, 1997 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

ID Keys

See Harris (2014b: 129)

General References

Harris, V.A. 2014a. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). I. A Reassessment of the European Species of Porcellidium. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 63–110

Harris, V.A. 2014b. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). II. The importance of the male antennule in taxonomy. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 111–166

Harris, V.A. 2014c. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). III. Synopsis of genera and species. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 167–196 [Date published 2 April 2014]

Walker-Smith, G.K. 2001. Porcellidium poorei, a new species of Porcellidiidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from seagrass in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, and a review of the family. Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 653-664

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