CYLINDROPSYLLIDAE Sars, 1909


Martinez Arbizu & Moura (1994) considered the Cylindropsillidae as polyphyletic and desolved it incorporating the Cylindropsyllinae in the family Canthocamptidae as well as raising to family level the subfamily Leptopontiinae.

More recently Recently Huys & Conroy-Dalton (2006) [PDF] described 3 new species of the genus Evansula, including them in the re-established family Cylindropsillidae: Evansula cumbaensis Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006; Evansula polaris Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006; Evansula spinosa Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006.

In the above paper, "pending a full-blown phylogenetic analysis of the canthocamptoid complex and the arrival of molecular sequence data, the AA. retain the Cylindropsyllidae as a valid family comprising the following genera: Cylindropsyllus Brady, 1880; Evansula T. Scott, 1906b; Stenocaris Sars, 1909; Cylinula Coull, 1971; Boreopontia Willems, 1981; Stenocaropsis Apostolov, 1982; Willemsia Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993; Navalonia Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993; and Selenopsyllus Moura & Pottek, 1998. Of these, the genus Cylindropsyllus is possibly paraphyletic and Stenocaris undoubtedly polyphyletic. (R. Huys & S. Conroy- Dalton, unpubl. data)".


EVANSULA T. Scott, 1906 [PDF]

  • Evansula arenicola Nicholls, 1940 [St. Lawrence, psammon] [PDF]
  • Evansula incerta (T. Scott, 1892) [Europe, USA; mesopsammon] [PDF]
  • Evansula pygmaea (T. Scott, 1903) [north Europe; marine psammon] [PDF]
  • Evansula cumbraensis Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [N-West Europe; marine] [PDF]
  • Evansula polaris Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [N-West Europe; marine] [PDF]
  • Evansula spinosa Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [N-West Europe; marine] [PDF]


    CYLINDROPSYLLUS Brady, 1880

  • Cylindropsyllus govaerei Huys & Willems, 1993 [Corsica; marine sand]
  • Cylindropsyllus ibericus Huys & Willems, 1993 [Portugal; marine sand]
  • Cylindropsyllus kunzi Huys, 1988 [Netherlands; marine interstitial]
  • Cylindropsyllus laevis Brady, 1880 [Europe; marine interstitial]
  • Cylindropsyllus remanei Kunz, 1949 [Ireland, Helgoland; marine interstitial]


    CYLINULA Coull, 1971

  • Cylinula arganoi Cottarelli & Venanzetti, 1989 [Italy, Sardinia; marine interstitial]
  • Cylinula proxima Coull, 1971 [USA; meiobenthos]



    NAVALONIA Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993

  • Navalonia kerguelenensis Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993 [Kerguelen; marine sand]


    STENOCARIS Sars, 1909

  • Stenocaris baltica Arlt, 1983 [Baltic sea]
  • Stenocaris gracilis Sars, 1909
  • Stenocaris intermedia Ito, 1972 [Japan; marine interstitial]
  • Stenocaris kliei Kunz, 1938 [Germany; marine sand]
  • Stenocaris minor (T. Scott, 1892) [Europe; marine sand]
  • Stenocaris minuta Nicholls, 1935 [Europe; marine sand]
  • Stenocaris pygmaea Noodt, 1955 [France; marine sand]
  • Stenocaris pontica Chappuis & Serban, 1953 [Europe; phreatic waters]


    STENOCAROPSIS Apostolov, 1982

  • Stenocaropsis pristina (Wells, 1968) [Scilly island; marine interstitial]
  • Stenocaropsis similis Cottarelli & Venanzetti, 1989 [Italy, Sardinia; marine interstitial]
  • Stenocaropsis valkanovi (Marinov, 1974) [Black sea] *

    * questionable species (Kunz, 1994)


    SELENOPSYLLUS Moura & Pottek, 1998

  • Selenopsyllus abyssalis (Becker, 1979) [Europe, abyssal interstitial]
  • Selenopsyllus antarcticus Moura & Pottek, 1998 [Antarctic Sea]
  • Selenopsyllus dahmsi Moura & Pottek, 1998 [Antarctic Sea]
  • Selenopsyllus profundus (Becker, 1979) [Europe, abyssal interstitial]


    BOREOPONTIA Willems, 1981

  • Boreopontia heipi Willems, 1981 [North Sea, interstitial]


    WILLEMSIA Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993

  • Willemsia calceola Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 1993 [north Europe; shallow coastal areas]


    BOREOVERMIS Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [PDF]

  • Boreovermis bilobata Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [North Sea] [PDF]


    BOLBOTELSON Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [PDF]

  • Bolbotelson longisetosus Huys & Conroy-Dalton, 2006 [North Sea] [PDF]




    | PAGE UPDATED JUNE 30. 2008 |


    Copyright © 1999-2008 G. L. Pesce - All Rights Reserved. Text and images on this website may not be
    redistributed or put as part of any collection (image archives, CDs etc) without prior written permission.