Podasconidae

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

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

The Podasconidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are parasitic on amphipods.

The family contains these genera and species:

Parapodascon Hansen, 1916

P. stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895)

Podascon Giard & Bonnier, 1889

P. chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1895

P. dellavallei Giard & Bonnier, 1889

P. haploopis Giard & Bonnier, 1895

P. chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1893 (nomen nudum)

References

Podasconidae Wikipedia

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