Mormonillidae

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Copepod		Subphylum Crustacea Rank Family

Order MormonilloidaBoxshall, 1979 Similar Copepod, Misophrioida, Platycopiidae, Gelyella, Monstrilloida

Mormonillidae is a family of planktonic marine copepods, the only member of the order Mormonilloida. There are five known species in two genera:

Mormonilla Giesbrecht, 1891

Mormonilla atlantica Wolfenden, 1905

Mormonilla phasma Giesbrecht, 1891

Neomormonilla Ivanenko & Defaye, 2006

Neomormonilla extremata Ivanenko & Defaye, 2006

Neomormonilla minor (Giesbrecht, 1891)

Neomormonilla polaris (G. O. Sars, 1900)

References

Mormonillidae Wikipedia

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