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Checklist for Family Oithonidae Dana, 1852
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
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
117
531
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods
44
187
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOithonidae
Dana, 1852
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
2 Genera with 14 Species
Dioithona Kiefer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oithona Baird, 191713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
14 Species
Dioithona oculata Farran, 1913
Oithona atlantica Farran, 1908
Oithona brevicornis Giesbrecht, 1891
Oithona challengeri Brady, 1883
Oithona hamata Rosendorn, 1917
Oithona minuta Scott T., 1894Munk's rhubarb
Oithona munita
Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893Hairtip clubmoss
Oithona oculata (Farran, 1913)⇒ Dioithona oculata Farran, 1913
Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Oithona robusta Giesbrecht, 1891
Oithona setigera Dana, 1852
Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Oithona tenuis Rosendorn, 1917


Links, sources and further information
Oithonidae at artfakta.se
Oithonidae at dyntaxa.se
Oithonidae at gbif.org
Oithonidae at irmng.org
Oithonidae at itis.gov
Oithonidae at marinespecies.org