Asterocheridae Giesbrecht, 1899 
AphiaID: 135511

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Copepoda > Neocopepoda > Podoplea > Siphonostomatoida

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Siphonostomatoida
Synonymised taxa		Ascomyzontidae Thorell, 1859 (synonym)
Source		from synonym: Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Acontiophorus Brady, 1880 Genus Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Asterocheroides Malt, 1991 Genus Asteropontella Stock, 1989 Genus Asteropontius Thompson I. & Scott A., 1903 Genus Asteropontoides Stock, 1975 Genus Asteropontopsis Stock, 1987 Genus Australomyzon Nicholls, 1944 Genus Bythocheres Humes, 1988 Genus Cecidomyzon Stock, 1981 Genus Cephalocheres Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Chelacheres Stock & Humes, 1995 Genus Cheramomyzon Humes, 1989 Genus Cletopontius Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 Genus Collocheres Canu, 1893 Genus Collocherides Stock, 1971 Genus Cyclocheres Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Cystomyzon Stock, 1981 Genus Dermatomyzon Claus, 1889 Genus Discopontius Nicholls, 1944 Genus Doropontius Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903 Genus Gascardama Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Gerulusosacculus Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 Genus Glyptocheres Humes, 1987 Genus Gomumucheres Humes, 1996 Genus Hammatimyzon Stock, 1981 Genus Hermacheres Stock, 1987 Genus Hetairosyna Humes, 1991 Genus Hetairosynella Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Hetairosynopsis Humes, 1996 Genus Humescheres Kim I.H., 2005 Genus Humesimyzon Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Indomyzon Ummerkutty, 1966 Genus Inermocheres Boxshall, 1990 Genus Kolocheres Johnsson, 1999 Genus Laperocheres Ivanenko, 1998 Genus Meandromyzon Stock, 1989 Genus Mesocheres Norman & Scott T., 1905 Genus Mimacheres Leigh-Sharpe, 1934 Genus Monocheres Stock, 1966 Genus Obesiella Ridewood, 1903 Genus Oedomyzon Stock, 1981 Genus Onychocheres Stock & Gooding, 1986 Genus Ophiurocheres Humes, 1998 Genus Orecturus Humes, 1992 Genus Paracontiophorus Eiselt, 1961 Genus Parasterocheres Humes, 1996 Genus Parasteropontius Johnsson, 1999 Genus Peltomyzon Stock, 1975 Genus Phyllocheres Humes, 1996 Genus Psilomyzon Stock, 1965 Genus Rhynchomyzon Giesbrecht, 1895 Genus Scottocheres Giesbrecht, 1897 Genus Sinopontius Boxshall, 1990 Genus Siphonopontius Malt, 1991 Genus Stenomyzon Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Stockmyzon Bandera & Huys, 2008 Genus Thermocheres Kim I.H., 2010 Genus Tuphacheres Stock, 1965 Genus Tychomyzon Humes, 1991 Genus Selenodiscus Brady, 1910 (species inquirenda, listed as genus inquirendum by Boxshall & Halsey, 2004) Genus Uperogcos Hesse, 1867 (species inquirenda, listed as genus inquirendum by Boxshall & Halsey, 2004) Genus Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Caecidomyzon Stock, 1981 accepted as Cecidomyzon Stock, 1981 Genus Clausomyzon Giesbrecht, 1895 accepted as Collocheres Canu, 1893 Genus Cyclopicera Brady, 1872 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Echinocheres Claus, 1889 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Echinocheres Hansen, 1902 accepted as Calverocheres Wilson C.B., 1932 Genus Isopodius Kritchagin, 1873 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Kolomyzon Johnsson, 1997 accepted as Kolocheres Johnsson, 1999 Genus Leptomyzon Sars G.O., 1915 accepted as Collocheres Canu, 1893 Genus Madacheres Humes, 1996 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 Genus Solenostoma Brady & Robertson D., 1873 accepted as Acontiophorus Brady, 1880
Environment		marine
Feedingtypes		parasite [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135511
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Boxshall, Geoff 2005-03-30 12:51:50Z   changed   Cuvelier, Daphne 2010-07-02 18:56:27Z   checked   Walter, T. Chad
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		Citation: Walter, T. Chad; Boxshall, G. (2013). Asterocheridae. In: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2013). World Copepoda database. Accessed through: Walter, T.C., Boxshall, G. (2013). World Copepoda database at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135511 on 2013-05-26