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Checklist for Order Harpacticoida G.O. Sars, 1903 (Harpacticoid copepods)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
52
84
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
37
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
37
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
24
35
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Harpacticoida
G.O. Sars, 1903
Harpacticoid copepods
9
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
9 Families width 11 Species
Aegisthidae Giesbrecht, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Canthocamptidae G. O. Sars, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cancrincolidae Fiers, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Euterpinidae Brian, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Harpacticidae Dana, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Miraciidae Dana, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Ectinosomatidae G. O. Sars, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Laophontidae Scott, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parastenocarididae Chappuis, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aegisthus Giesbrecht, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Attheyella Brady, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cancrincola C. B. Wilson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euterpina Norman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Harpacticus Milne Edwards, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macrosetella A. Scott, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Microsetella Brady and Ro..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Miracia Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Paralaophonte Lang, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Parastenocaris Kessler, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
11 Species
Aegisthus mucronatus Giesbrecht, 1891
Attheyella africana Brady, 1907
Cancrincola jamaicensis Wilson C.B., 1913
Euterpina acutifrons Dana, 1847
Harpacticus togoensis
Macrosetella gracilis Dana, 1847
Microsetella norvegica Boeck, 1865
Microsetella rosea Dana, 1848
Miracia efferata Dana, 1849
Paralaophonte (Paralaophonte) royi Jakubisiak, 1932
Parastenocaris aedes Hertzog, 1938

Subnodes of Harpacticoida with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyAegisthidae
Giesbrecht, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancrincolidae
Fiers, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCanthocamptidae
G. O. Sars, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEctinosomatidae
G. O. Sars, 1903
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuterpinidae
Brian, 1921
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHarpacticidae
Dana, 1846
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLaophontidae
Scott, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiraciidae
Dana, 1846
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParastenocarididae
Chappuis, 1933
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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