Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Cyclopoida Higher classification Poecilostomatoida | Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Copepoda Scientific name Paralubbockiidae Rank Family | |
Genus Paralubbockia
Boxshall, 1977 People also search for Urocopiidae, Copepod, Corallovexiidae | ||
Paralubbockia longipedia is a species of copepod, and the only member of the family Paralubbockiidae. The family is characterised by the ventral position of the fifth legs, the possession of a separate maxillary palp, and the form of the endopods of the legs and antennae. The closest relatives of Paralubbockia are the family Oncaeidae. Initially placed among the Poecilostomatoida, Paralubbockia is now considered part of the Cyclopoida.
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