ROMETIDAE Seifreid & Schminke, 2003 [PDF]


ROMETE Seifreid & Schminke, 2003 [PDF]

  • Romete bulbiseta Seifreid & Schminke, 2003 [Atlantic Ocean; Great Meteor Seamount] [PDF]



    NOVOCRINIIDAE Huys & Iliffe, 1998 [PDF]


    NOVOCRINIA Huys & Iliffe, 1998 [PDF]

  • Novocrinia trifida Huys & Iliffe, 1998 [Belize; cave anchialine waters] [PDF]


    ATERGOPEDIA Martinez Arbizu & Moura, 1997

  • Atergopedia venusta Martinez Arbizu & Moura, 1997 [Arctic Barents Sea]
  • Atergopedia vetusta Martines Arbizu & Moura, 1998 [Arctic Ocean; continental slope]



    ROTUNDICLIPEIDAE Huys, 1988


    ROTUNDICLIPEUS Huys, 1988

  • Rotundiclipeus canariensis Huys, 1988 [Canary Islands; anchihaline waters]



    SUPERORNATIREMIDAE Huys, 1996

    Superornatiremidae is a very primitive group of harpacticoids showing the most plesiomorphic status of first legs among copepods. Representatives of this family are remarkable also by the peculiar habitat in which they occur, viz. anchihaline caves along the amphi-Atlantic/Mediterranean (Caribbean, Bermuda, Canary Islands) region, the same habitat of several stygobitic tethyan crustaceans, such as mysids of the genera Palaumysis, Stygiomysis and Spelaeomysis and amphipods of the genera Pseudoniphargus. Recently Corgosinho & Martinez-Arbizu (2005) discovered representatives of the family also outside anchialine caves.

    At present the family includes 4 genera:


    NEOECHINOPHORA Huys, 1996

    SUPERORNATIREMIS Huys, 1996

    INTERCRUSIA Huys, 1996

    GIDEONIA Corgosinho & Martinez-Arbizu, 2005


    left: Superornatiremis mendai


  • Neoechinophora fosshageni Huys, 1996 [Bermuda; cave anchialine waters]
  • Neoechinophora daltonae Huys, 1996 [Bermuda; cave anchialine waters]
  • Neoechinophora jaumei Huys, 1996 [Bermuda; cave anchialine waters]
  • Neoechinophora karaytugi Huys, 1996 [Canary Islands; cave anchialine waters]
  • Neoechinophora xoni Jaume, 1997 [Balearic Islands; anchihaline waters] [PDF]

  • Superornatiremis mysticus Huys, 1996 [Bermuda; cave anchialine waters]
  • Superornatiremis mendai Jaume, 1997 [Balearic Islands; anchihaline waters] [PDF]

  • Intercrusia problematica Huys, 1996 [Bermuda; cave anchialine waters]
  • Intercrusia garciai Jaume, 1997 [Balearic Islands; anchihaline waters] [PDF]

  • Gideonia noncavernicola Corgosinho & Martinez-Arbizu, 2005 [Patagonia; continental slopes]



    STYRACOTHORACIDAE Huys, 1993

    [moved to Idyanthidae Lang 1944, according to Moura & Martínez Arbizu, 2003 ]


    STYRACOTHORAX Huys, 1993

  • Styracothorax gladiator Huys, 1993 [Philippines; sea waters]


    Thanks are due to R. Huys. S. Seifried and P. Martinez-Arbizu
    for precious collaboration and assistance.



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