Speleophriidae

Speleophriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Hexanauplia
Subclass:	Copepoda
Order:	Misophrioida
Family:	Speleophriidae; Boxshall & Jaume, 2000

Speleophriidae is a family of copepods, comprising seven genera.[1] All are restricted to anchialine caves, with the exception of Archimisophria, which is found in the hyperbenthos of the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The seven genera are:[1]

Archimisophria Boxshall, 1983
Boxshallia Huys, 1988
Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987
Huysia Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
Protospeleophria Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
Speleophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1986
Speleophriopsis Jaume & Boxshall, 1996

References

Geoff Boxshall (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Speleophriidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
Geoff A. Boxshall & Damià Jaume (1999). "On the origin of misophrioid copepods from anchialine caves" (PDF). Crustaceana. 72 (8): 957–963. doi:10.1163/156854099503852. JSTOR 20106212.

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[WoRMS-1] Geoff Boxshall (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Speleophriidae". World of Copepods database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 3, 2011.

[2] Geoff A. Boxshall & Damià Jaume (1999). "On the origin of misophrioid copepods from anchialine caves" (PDF). Crustaceana. 72 (8): 957–963. doi:10.1163/156854099503852. JSTOR 20106212.