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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