Pseudocumatidae Sars, 1878 
AphiaID: 110384

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 Carinocuma Genus Caspiocuma Sars, 1900 Genus Chasarocuma Derzhavin, 1912 Genus Fontainella Bacescu & Muradian, 1978 Genus Hyrcanocuma Derzhawin, 1912 Genus Kerguelenica Ledoyer, 1977 Genus Monopseudocuma McCarthy & Gerken, 2006 Genus Petalosarsia Stebbing, 1863 Genus Pseudocuma G.O. Sars, 1865 Genus Pterocuma Sars, 1900 Genus Schizorhamphus Genus Strauchia Genus Volgacuma
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Note		Morphology:  Telson present, small. Uropod inner ramus uniarticulate. Male pleopods 2 pairs, somewhat rudimentary, without 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; in the female, 2 + 2 rudimentary. Mandible naviculoid, with large section dorsal to molar. Branchial apparatus with narrow gill plates.  [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110384
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). Pseudocumatidae. 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=110384 on 2013-06-19