 CLETOPSYLLIDAE Huys & Lee, 1998/99
CLETOPSYLLUS s.l. Willey, 1935
Huys & Lee (1998/99) created the family Cletopsyllidae, splitting the genus Cletopsyllus (formerly in the family Normanellidae Lang, 1944, subfamily Cletopsyllinae Huys & Willems, 1989) in four genera: Cletopsyllus s. str. Willey, 1935 ; Retrocalcar Huys & Lee, 1998/99; Bathycletopsyllus Huys & Lee, 1998/99; Isocletopsyllus Huys & Lee, 1998/99.
CLETOPSYLLUS sensu Huys & Lee, 1998/99
Type-species: Cletopsyllus papillifer Willey, 1935
Cletopsyllus bacescui Marcus, 1976 [Indian Ocean]
Cletopsyllus papillifer Willey, 1935 [Bermuda; marine]
Cletopsyllus rotundifera Fiers, 1986 [West Indian Islands; marine]
RETROCALCAR Huys & Lee, 1998/99
Type-species: Cletopsyllus brattstroemi Geddes, 1981 = Retrocalcar brattstroemi (Geddes, 1981)
Retrocalcar brattstroemi (Geddes, 1981) [Bahamas; marine]
Retrocalcar secundus (Nicholls, 1945) [West Australia; marine]
Retrocalcar sagamiensis (Ito, 1971) [Sagami Bay; marine]
BATHYCLETOPSYLLUS Huys & Lee, 1998/99
Type-species: Bathycletopsyllus hexarthra Huys & Lee, 1998/99
Bathycletopsyllus hexarthra Huys & Lee, 1998/99 [Indian Ocean, La Réunion; marine sand]
ISOCLETOPSYLLUS Huys & Lee, 1998/99
Type-species: Cletopsyllus tertius Por, 964 = Isocletopsyllus tertius (Por, 1964)
Isocletopsyllus quartus (Soyer, 1966) [France; marine]
Isocletopsyllus tertius (Por, 1964) [Israel; marine]
GENUS AND SPECIES INQUIRENDA : Pseudocletopsyllus Vervoort, 1964 and Pseudocletopsyllus spiniger Vervoort 1964
RELEVANT LITERATURE
Huys R. & W. Lee, 1998/99. On the relationships of the Normanellidae and the recognition of Cletopsyllidae grad. nov. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). Zool. Anz, 237: 267-290.
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