Pseudocycnidae
| Pseudocycnidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Pseudocycnidae Wilson, 1922 |
| Type genus | |
| Pseudocycnus Heller, 1865
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Pseudocycnidae is a family of marine copepods in the order Siphonostomatoida.
Taxonomy and history
[edit]This grouping was first described by Charles Branch Wilson in 1922 as Pseudocycninae, a subfamily of Dichelesthiidae, though Wilson would later elevate the group to the rank of family in 1932.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Members of this family are common parasites of marine teleosts, particularly fish in the family Scombridae.[1]
Classification
[edit]This family includes the following genera:[2]
- Cybicola Bassett-Smith, 1898
- Pseudocycnus Heller, 1865
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kabata, Zbigniew (1979). Parasitic Copepoda of British Fishes. London: Ray Society. p. 268. ISBN 0903874059. OCLC 6250377.
- ^ Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Pseudocycnidae Wilson C.B., 1922". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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