Cyproniscidae

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Isopoda Rank Family		Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Suborder Cymothoida
Similar Microcerberidae, Cymothoida, Anthuroidea

The Cyproniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900. Members of this family are parasitic on other isopods.

The family contains these genera and species:

Cyproniscus Kossmann, 1884

Cyproniscus crossophori Stebbing, 1901

Cyproniscus cypridinae (G.O. Sars, 1883)

Cyproniscus decemspinosus Menzies & George, 1972

Cyproniscus octospinosus Menzies & George, 1972

Cyproniscus peruvicus Menzies & George, 1972

Onisocryptus Schultz, 1977

Onisocryptus kurilensis Rybakov, 1998

Onisocryptus ovalis (Shiino, 1942)

Onisocryptus sagittus Schultz, 1977

References

Cyproniscidae Wikipedia

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