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Ectinosomatidae

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Higher classification
  
Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Scientific name
  
Ectinosomatidae

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Family

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Harpacticoida, Copepod, Crustacean, Microsetella, Canthocamptidae

Ectinosomatidae is a family of the Harpacticoida, a huge group of crustaceans belonging to the subclass Copepoda. Like most of their relatives, they are usually benthic inhabitants of marine environments. Ectinosomatidae commonly inhabit sediment and fragments of dead corals or glass sponges, and occasionally algae and bryozoans, in the deep oceans. In the epifaunal species, the first leg pair is often modified to allow the animals a better grip on the substrate.

Genera

More than 20 genera are included in the family:

References

Ectinosomatidae Wikipedia


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