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Speleophriidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Speleophriidae is a family of copepods, comprising seven genera. All are restricted to anchialine caves, with the exception of Archimisophria, which is found in the hyperbenthos of the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The seven genera are: \n* Archimisophria Boxshall, 1983 \n* Boxshallia Huys, 1988 \n* Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987 \n* Huysia Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998 \n* Protospeleophria Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998 \n* Speleophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1986 \n* Speleophriopsis Jaume & Boxshall, 1996
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Genus

Archimisophria (2)
Boxshallia (1)
Expansophria (4)
Huysia (1)
Mexicophria (1)
Protospeleophria (1)
Speleophria (6)   (1)
Speleophriopsis (5)   (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0