Cyclopoida families

Cyclopinidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida. The family was first described in 1913 by Norwegian zoologist, Georg Ossian Sars.

Chondracanthidae is a family of parasitic copepods, usually found infecting the branchial chamber of demersal fishes. It comprises the following genera:

Bomolochidae is a family of copepods parasitic on marine fishes. Most species parasitize the gills of fish, but some species live in the nostrils or on the eyes of their hosts. The family contains just over 150 species from the following genera:

Sapphirinidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida.

Ergasilidae is a widespread family of copepods and comprises many species. The type genus is Ergasilus. With a few doubtful exceptions all ergasilids are parasitic on fishes.

Rhynchomolgidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are more than 40 genera and 280 described species in Rhynchomolgidae.

Lichomolgidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Clausiidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida,

Anthessiidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are about 7 genera and more than 60 described species in Anthessiidae.

Archinotodelphyidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Clausidiidae is a family of parasitic copepods in the order Cyclopoida, containing the following genera:

Herpyllobiidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are about 6 genera and more than 20 described species in Herpyllobiidae.

Taeniacanthidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are more than 20 genera and 120 described species in Taeniacanthidae.

Thaumatopsyllidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Eunicicolidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Antheacheridae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are at least four genera and about seven described species in Antheacheridae.

Philichthyidae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera: Colobomatoides Essafi & Raibaut, 1980 Colobomatus Hesse, 1873 Ichthyotaces Shiino, 1932 Leposphilus Hesse, 1866 Lernaeascus Claus, 1886 Philichthys Steenstrup, 1862 Procolobomatus Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kurok, 1994 Sarcotaces Olsson, 1872 Sphaerifer Richiardi, 1874

Gastrodelphyidae is a family of parasitic copepods.

Sabelliphilidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Corycaeidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are about 10 genera and more than 70 described species in Corycaeidae.

Lubbockiidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are about 7 genera and 15 described species in Lubbockiidae.

Philoblennidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

family of crustaceans

Buproridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Serpulidicolidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Anchimolgidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are more than 30 genera and 130 described species in Anchimolgidae.

The Corallovexiidae are a family of strictly marine parasitic copepods associated with corals and, together with members of the family Asterocheridae, dominate their ecological niche in the West Indies; in the Indo-Pacific, they are replaced by the families Lichomolgidae and Xarifiidae.

Nereicolidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Mantridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.

Erebonasteridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Cyclopoida.