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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
36
64
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
29
53
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
29
53
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
14
30
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Harpacticoida
G.O. Sars, 1903
Harpacticoid copepods
5
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 7 Species
Cancrincolidae Fiers, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Canthocamptidae G. O. Sars, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Euterpinidae Brian, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Miraciidae Dana, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parastenocarididae Chappuis, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 7 Species
Cancrincola C. B. Wilson, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Elaphoidella Chappuis, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euterpina Norman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Miracia Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Parastenocaris Kessler, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
7 Species
Cancrincola abbreviata Humes, 1957
Cancrincola jamaicensis Wilson C.B., 1913
Cancrincola longiseta Humes, 1957
Elaphoidella bidens Schmeil, 1894
Euterpina acutifrons Dana, 1847
Miracia efferata Dana, 1849
Parastenocaris aedes Hertzog, 1938

Subnodes of Harpacticoida with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyCancrincolidae
Fiers, 1990
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyEuterpinidae
Brian, 1921
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiraciidae
Dana, 1846
1
1
Genus
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