LAOPHONTOPSIDAE Huys & Willems, 1989


LAOPHONTOPSIS Sars, 1908

  • Laophontopsis borealis Huys & Willems, 1989 [Europe; north Africa, marine]
  • Laophontopsis lamellifera (Claus, 1863) [Europe; north Africa, marine]
  • Laophontopsis monardi Huys & Willems, 1989 [Europe; north Africa, marine]


    ACULEOPSIS Huys & Willems, 1989

  • Aculeopsis longisetosa Huys & Willems, 1989


    TELODOCUS Huys & Willems, 1989

  • Telodocus secundus Huys & Willems, 1989



    THOMPSONULIDAE Lang, 1944 sensu Huys & Gee, 1990


    Huys & Gee (1990) raised to family rank the subfamily Thompsonulinae Lang, 1944, formerly included in the family Tachidiidae (Lang, 1948).

    The family presently includes two genera, viz. Thompsonula T. Scott, 1905 and Caribbula Huys & Gee, 1990.


    THOMPSONULA T. Scott, 1905

  • Thompsonula curticaudata (C.B. Wilson, 1932) [USA; marine sand]
  • Thompsonula hyaenae (I.C. Thompson, 1889) [Europe, USA, Africa; marine]


    CARIBBULA Huys & Gee, 1990

  • Caribbula elongata (Gee, 1988) [Mexico; marine coastal sand]
  • Caribbula fleegeri Huys & Gee, 1990 [USA; marine, continental shelf]



    RELEVANT LITERATURE


    Huys R. & J.M. Gee. 1990. A revision of Thompsonulidae Lang, 1944 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida). Zool. J. Linnean Soc., 99: 1-49.




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