WoRMS taxon details
Macrochironidae Humes & Boxshall, 1996
128579 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128579)
accepted
Family
- Genus Macrochiron Brady, 1872
- Subfamily Macrochironinae Sewell, 1949
- Genus Paramacrochiron Sewell, 1949
- Genus Pseudomacrochiron Reddiah, 1969
- Genus Sewellochiron Humes, 1969
- Genus Oncaeola Kramer, 1895 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, treated as a genus inquirendum by Boxshall & Halsey (2004))
marine
Humes, A.G. & G.A. Boxshall. (1996). A revision of the lichomolgoid complex (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), with the recognition of six new families. Journal of Natural History, London 30:175-227. [details] Available for editors 
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Macrochironidae Humes & Boxshall, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128579 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
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Humes, A.G. & G.A. Boxshall. (1996). A revision of the lichomolgoid complex (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida), with the recognition of six new families. Journal of Natural History, London 30:175-227. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 252-268 (look up in IMIS) [details]
