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Leptopontiidae Lang, 1948 
AphiaID: 115159

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Harpacticoida (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Harpacticoida
Synonymised
taxa		  Psammopsyllidae
Sources  basis of record: Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 268-280 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine harpacticoid copepods. 1997 edition. Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 304 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Arenopontiinae
Genus Bereraia Huys, 2009
Genus Leptopontia Scott T., 1902
Subfamily Leptopontiinae
Subfamily Psammopsyllinae
  » Genus Notopontia Bodiou, 1977
» Genus Parasewellina Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1986
» Genus Prosewellina Mielke, 1987
» Genus Sewellina Krishnaswamy, 1956
Genus Psammopsyllus Nicholls, 1945
Genus Syrticola Willems & Claeys, 1982

Genus Ichnusella Cottarelli, 1971 accepted as Bereraia Huys, 2009
Genus Paulianicaris Chappuis, 1952 accepted as Psammopsyllus Nicholls, 1945
Environment marine
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115159
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Huys, Rony
2005-05-03 07:34:09Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-07-08 19:35:36Z  checked  Walter, T. Chad
  
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  Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Huys, R. (2013). Leptopontiidae Lang, 1948. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2013). World of Copepods database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115159 on 2013-05-23
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