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Taxonomy of Order Harpacticoida G.O. Sars, 1903
Harpacticoid copepods


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
424
4048
32168
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Copepoda
H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Copepod, Copepods
312
3275
26683
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neocopepoda
Huys & Boxshall, 1991
311
3228
26635
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Podoplea
Giesbrecht, 1882
256
2701
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Harpacticoida
G.O. Sars, 1903
Harpacticoid copepods
77
1008
8898
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Harpacticoida G.O. Sars, 1903
FamilyAdenopleurellidae
Huys, 1990
3
3
Genera
Species
FamilyAegisthidae
Giesbrecht, 1893
31
128
Genera
Species
FamilyAmbunguipedidae
Huys, 1990
  ⇒ Hamondiidae
1
3
Genus
Species
FamilyAmeiridae
Monard, 1927
63
751
Genera
Species
FamilyAncorabolidae
Sars, 1909
27
126
Genera
Species
FamilyArenopontiidae
Martínez Arbizu & Moura, 1994
5
42
Genera
Species
FamilyArgestidae
Por, 1986
25
131
Genera
Species
FamilyBalaenophilidae
Sars, 1910
2
5
Genera
Species
FamilyCancrincolidae
Fiers, 1990
4
8
Genera
Species
FamilyCanthocamptidae
G. O. Sars, 1906
118
1739
Genera
Species
FamilyCanuellidae
Lang, 1944
19
101
Genera
Species
FamilyCerviniidae
Sars, 1903
  ⇒ Aegisthidae
1
3
Genus
Species
FamilyChappuisiidae
Chappuis, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyCletodidae
T. Scott, 1905
40
302
Genera
Species
FamilyCletopsyllidae
Huys & Williams, 1989
7
17
Genera
Species
FamilyClytemnestridae
Scott, 1909
3
11
Genera
Species
FamilyCristacoxidae
Huys, 1990
3
3
Genera
Species
FamilyCylindropsyllidae
Sars, 1909
15
70
Genera
Species
FamilyDactylopusiidae
Lang, 1936
  ⇒ Dactylopusiinae
1
0
Genus
Species
FamilyDanielsseniidae
Huys & Gee, 1996
  ⇒ Pseudotachidiidae
1
0
Genus
Species
FamilyDarcythompsoniidae
Lang, 1936
7
52
Genera
Species
FamilyDiosaccidae
G. O. Sars, 1906
  ⇒ Miraciidae
4
45
Genera
Species
FamilyEctinosomatidae
G. O. Sars, 1903
36
461
Genera
Species
FamilyEctinosomidae
G.O. Sars, 1903
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyEuterpinidae
Brian, 1921
1
5
Genus
Species
FamilyHamondiidae
Huys, 1990
3
2
Genera
Species
FamilyHarpacticidae
Dana, 1846
20
201
Genera
Species
FamilyHeteropsyllidae
Kornev & Chertoprud, 2008
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyHuntemanniidae
Por, 1986
  ⇒ Nannopodidae
4
56
Genera
Species
FamilyIdyaeidae
Sars, 1910
  ⇒ Tisbidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyIdyanthidae
Lang, 1944
7
12
Genera
Species
FamilyIsmardiidae
Leigh-Sharpe, 1936
  ⇒ Harpacticidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyLaophontidae
Scott, 1905
100
648
Genera
Species
FamilyLaophontopsidae
Huys & Willems, 1989
3
16
Genera
Species
FamilyLatiremidae
Bozic, 1969
3
8
Genera
Species
FamilyLeptastacidae
Lang, 1948
18
121
Genera
Species
FamilyLeptopontiidae
Lang, 1948
10
77
Genera
Species
FamilyLongipediidae
Sars, 1903
1
32
Genus
Species
FamilyLouriniidae
Monard, 1927
4
19
Genera
Species
FamilyMetahuntemanniidae
Por, 1986
  ⇒ Canthocamptidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyMetidae
Sars, 1910
14
38
Genera
Species
FamilyMiracidae
Dana, 1846
  ⇒ Miraciidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyMiraciidae
Dana, 1846
82
972
Genera
Species
FamilyNannopodidae
Brady, 1880
10
20
Genera
Species
FamilyNeobradyidae
Oloffson, 1917
3
10
Genera
Species
FamilyNormanellidae
Lang, 1944
4
32
Genera
Species
FamilyNovocriniidae
Huys & Iliffe, 1998
3
6
Genera
Species
FamilyOrthopsyllidae
Huys, 1990
3
24
Genera
Species
FamilyParameiropsidae
Corgosinho & Martínez Arbizu, 2010
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyParamesochridae
Lang, 1944
25
319
Genera
Species
FamilyParanannopidae
Por, 1986
  ⇒ Pseudotachidiidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyParastenheliidae
Lang, 1936
8
49
Genera
Species
FamilyParastenocarididae
Chappuis, 1933
42
549
Genera
Species
FamilyParastentheliidae
Lang, 1936
  ⇒ Parastenheliidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPeltidiidae
Sars, 1904
20
132
Genera
Species
FamilyPhyllognathopodidae
Gurney, 1932
7
20
Genera
Species
FamilyPorcellidiidae
Boeck, 1865
18
153
Genera
Species
FamilyProtolatiremidae
Bozic, 1969
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPsammopsyllidae  ⇒ Leptopontiidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPseudopeltidiidae
Poppe, 1891
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyPseudotachidiidae
Lang, 1936
29
179
Genera
Species
FamilyRhizothricidae
Por, 1986
  ⇒ Rhizotrichidae
2
31
Genera
Species
FamilyRhizotrichidae
Por, 1986
2
2
Genera
Species
FamilyRhynchothalestridae
Lang, 1948
  ⇒ Thalestridae
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyRometidae
Seifried & Schminke, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyRotundiclipeidae
Huys, 1988
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyStyracothoracidae
Huys, 1993
  ⇒ Idyanthidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilySuperornatiremidae
Huys, 1997
5
10
Genera
Species
FamilyTachidiidae
Boeck, 1865
13
49
Genera
Species
FamilyTegastidae
G. O. Sars, 1904
11
111
Genera
Species
FamilyTetragonicepsidae
Lang, 1944
1
0
Genus
Species
FamilyTetragonicipitidae
Lang, 1944
18
156
Genera
Species
FamilyThalestridae
Sars, 1905
38
502
Genera
Species
FamilyThompsonulidae
Lang, 1944
3
8
Genera
Species
FamilyTisbidae
Stebbing, 1910
44
308
Genera
Species
FamilyZosimeidae
Seifried, 2003
2
4
Genera
Species
FamilyZosimidae
Seifried, 2003
  ⇒ Zosimeidae
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAnopherura
Templeton, 1836
1Species
GenusCancricola
2Species
GenusDactylopina
Brady, 1910
2Species
GenusLingulocamptus
Guo, 1998
0Species
GenusPsilomallus
Krøyer, 1863
1Species
GenusRyloviella
Borutsky, 1931
4Species
GenusTisemus
Monard, 1928
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Harpacticoida
EnglishHarpacticoid copepods
FinnishPohjahankajalkaiset


Distribution and Species lists of Harpacticoida G.O. Sars, 1903
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Afghanistan
7 Families  10 Genera  10 Species
Albania
6 Families  6 Genera  5 Species
Algeria
5 Families  11 Genera  12 Species
Andorra
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Angola
5 Families  5 Genera  7 Species
Argentina
19 Families  57 Genera  71 Species
Armenia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
34 Families  135 Genera  291 Species
Austria
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Bahamas
11 Families  16 Genera  17 Species
Bahrain
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
9 Families  16 Genera  17 Species
Barbados
8 Families  12 Genera  10 Species
Belgium
28 Families  102 Genera  195 Species
Belize
3 Families  5 Genera  2 Species
Benin
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
4 Families  5 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
27 Families  74 Genera  60 Species
Bulgaria
3 Families  9 Genera  12 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
2 Families  3 Genera  2 Species
Canada
23 Families  76 Genera  139 Species
Cape Verde
13 Families  45 Genera  22 Species
Central African Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
21 Families  61 Genera  52 Species
China
16 Families  36 Genera  47 Species
Colombia
8 Families  10 Genera  13 Species
Comoros
4 Families  10 Genera  19 Species
Cook Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
5 Families  8 Genera  7 Species
Croatia
10 Families  21 Genera  22 Species
Cuba
5 Families  6 Genera  4 Species
Cyprus
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 Families  5 Genera  14 Species
Denmark
26 Families  94 Genera  164 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
28 Families  52 Genera  71 Species
Egypt
25 Families  68 Genera  138 Species
El Salvador
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Eritrea
6 Families  7 Genera  7 Species
Estonia
9 Families  15 Genera  25 Species
Ethiopia
3 Families  6 Genera  7 Species
Fiji
9 Families  11 Genera  12 Species
Finland
10 Families  28 Genera  58 Species
France
36 Families  201 Genera  509 Species
Gambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Germany
27 Families  112 Genera  203 Species
Ghana
9 Families  10 Genera  11 Species
Greece
7 Families  16 Genera  19 Species
Guatemala
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Haiti
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
3 Families  7 Genera  6 Species
Hungary
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Iceland
9 Families  12 Genera  16 Species
India
32 Families  128 Genera  258 Species
Indonesia
16 Families  30 Genera  34 Species
Iran
5 Families  7 Genera  8 Species
Ireland
27 Families  57 Genera  88 Species
Israel
11 Families  18 Genera  26 Species
Italy
37 Families  138 Genera  353 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Jamaica
9 Families  13 Genera  14 Species
Japan
19 Families  51 Genera  89 Species
Kenya
6 Families  16 Genera  22 Species
Kiribati
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Kuwait
3 Families  3 Genera  2 Species
Laos
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
2 Families  3 Genera  1 Species
Luxembourg
2 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Madagascar
12 Families  21 Genera  27 Species
Malawi
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
15 Families  28 Genera  20 Species
Maldives
7 Families  17 Genera  23 Species
Malta
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Marshall Islands
4 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Mauritania
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
3 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
26 Families  67 Genera  99 Species
Micronesia
23 Families  57 Genera  87 Species
Mongolia
1 Families  3 Genera  1 Species
Montenegro
2 Families  4 Genera  6 Species
Morocco
1 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
23 Families  63 Genera  80 Species
Myanmar
4 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Namibia
7 Families  10 Genera  13 Species
Nepal
2 Families  5 Genera  7 Species
Netherlands
32 Families  125 Genera  261 Species
New Zealand
20 Families  52 Genera  63 Species
Nigeria
5 Families  5 Genera  7 Species
Niue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
42 Families  212 Genera  760 Species
Oman
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
6 Families  13 Genera  23 Species
Panama
5 Families  5 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
19 Families  53 Genera  63 Species
Paraguay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
17 Families  45 Genera  56 Species
Philippines
10 Families  18 Genera  17 Species
Poland
4 Families  7 Genera  6 Species
Portugal
22 Families  48 Genera  55 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species
Republic South Africa
16 Families  37 Genera  38 Species
Romania
14 Families  27 Genera  39 Species
Russia
24 Families  62 Genera  113 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Samoa
10 Families  11 Genera  9 Species
Senegal
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Serbia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species
Seychelles
10 Families  18 Genera  19 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Families  2 Genera  4 Species
Singapore
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Slovenia
5 Families  10 Genera  17 Species
Solomon Islands
17 Families  31 Genera  40 Species
South Korea
16 Families  37 Genera  50 Species
Spain
19 Families  45 Genera  80 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Families  7 Genera  13 Species
Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
43 Families  203 Genera  589 Species
Switzerland
2 Families  3 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
17 Families  32 Genera  43 Species
Tanzania
5 Families  5 Genera  15 Species
Thailand
8 Families  10 Genera  17 Species
Togo
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Tonga
6 Families  7 Genera  8 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
8 Families  11 Genera  7 Species
Tunisia
11 Families  17 Genera  16 Species
Turkey
9 Families  17 Genera  20 Species
Tuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Ukraine
19 Families  45 Genera  69 Species
United Kingdom
42 Families  206 Genera  696 Species
USA
43 Families  238 Genera  671 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
7 Families  12 Genera  15 Species
Vietnam
7 Families  8 Genera  5 Species
Yemen
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Families  3 Genera  10 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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