Crinoniscidae
Sign in to saveThe Crinoniscidae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900. Members of this family are parasites, mostly on other crustaceans. Crinoniscus equitans is parasitic on the barnacle, Balanus perforatus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyCrinoniscidae
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The Crinoniscidae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900. Members of this family are parasites, mostly on other crustaceans. Crinoniscus equitans is parasitic on the barnacle, Balanus perforatus.
The family contains these genera and species: Crinoniscus Perez, 1900 Crinoniscus cephalatus Hosie, 2008 Crinoniscus equitans Perez, 1900 Crinoniscus politosummus Hosie, 2008 Proteolepas Darwin, 1854 Proteolepas bivincta Darwin, 1854
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