Paralubbockia

Paralubbockia longipedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Cyclopoida
Family:	Paralubbockiidae; Boxshall & Huys, 1989
Genus:	Paralubbockia; Boxshall, 1977
Species:	P. longipedia
Binomial name
	Paralubbockia longipedia; Boxshall, 1977

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.[1] Initially placed among the Poecilostomatoida, Paralubbockia is now considered part of the Cyclopoida.[2]

References

Geoff Boxshall & Rony Huys (1989). "New family of deep-sea planktonic copepods, the Paralubbockiidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida)". Biological Oceanography. 6 (2): 163–173.
T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Paralubbockiidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 20, 2011.

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[1] Geoff Boxshall & Rony Huys (1989). "New family of deep-sea planktonic copepods, the Paralubbockiidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida)". Biological Oceanography. 6 (2): 163–173.

[2] T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Paralubbockiidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 20, 2011.