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Checklist for Family Oithonidae Dana, 1852
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 		Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods		149
481
1060		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods		112
352
836		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
112
352
836		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
87
298
719		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Cyclopoida
Rafinesque, 1815
Cyclopoid copepods		34
135
415		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyOithonidae
Dana, 1852
2
8		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
2 Genera with 8 Species
Dioithona Kiefer, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Oithona Baird, 18637SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
8 Species
Dioithona rigida Lindberg, 1950
Oithona fallax Farran, 1913
Oithona nana Giesbrecht, 1893Hairtip clubmoss
Oithona plumifera Baird, 1843
Oithona setigera Dana, 1852
Oithona similis Claus, 1866
Oithona simplex Farran, 1913
Oithona spinirostris Claus, 1863


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