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Checklist for Family Megacalanidae Sewell, 1947
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
194
840
2632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
152
685
2251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
152
684
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Gymnoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
35
153
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Calanoida
Sars, 1903
Calanoid copepods
35
153
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Amphascandria
With, 1915
10
73
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegacalanidae
Sewell, 1947
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 11 Species
Bathycalanus G. O. Sars, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Bradycalanus A. Scott, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Elenacalanus Bradford-Gri..., 19582SpeciesTaxom
Heterocalanus T. Scott, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Megacalanus Wolfenden, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
11 Species
Bathycalanus bradyi (Wolfenden, 1905)⇒ Bathycalanus richardi Sars G.O., 1905
Bathycalanus princeps Brady, 1883
Bathycalanus richardi Sars G.O., 1905
Bathycalanus serricaudatus Scott, 1894
Bathycalanus sverdrupi Johnson M.W., 1958
Bradycalanus gigas Sewell, 1947
Bradycalanus typicus A. Scott, 1909
Elenacalanus princeps Brady, 1883
Elenacalanus sverdrupi Johnson, 1958
Heterocalanus serricaudatus (Scott T., 1894)⇒ Pseudodiaptomus serricaudatus Scott T., 1894
Megacalanus princeps Brady, 1883


Links, sources and further information
Megacalanidae at gbif.org
Megacalanidae at irmng.org
Megacalanidae at itis.gov
Megacalanidae at marinespecies.org