Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905 
AphiaID: 110379

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Eumalacostraca > Peracarida > Cumacea

Status		accepted
Record status		Edited by Database Management Team
Rank		Family
Parent		Cumacea
Sources		basis of record: Watling, L. (2001). Cumacea, 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. 308-310 (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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Ceratocuma Calman, 1905 Genus Cimmerius Jones, 1973
Environment		marine
Link		To ITIS
Note		Morphology:  Telson present, small. Uropod inner ramus uniarticulate. Male pleopods 5, 4, or 3 pairs, with external process on inner ramus. Number free thoracic somites never reduced. Exopods on maxillipeds and the following combinations of pereopods: in the male, 1-4, rarely 1-3 or 1-2; in the female, 1,or 1-3, with some females showing 1 + 3 rudimentary early in development. Mandible with large section dorsal to molar. Branchial apparatus without gill plate or supports.  [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110379
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Watling, Les 2005-05-02 07:36:34Z   changed   Cuvelier, Daphne
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		Citation: Cumacea (2013). Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905. In: Watling, L.; Gerken, S. (2013) World Cumacea database. Accessed through: Watling, L.; Gerken, S. (2013) World Cumacea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/cumacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110379 on 2013-05-21