Derocheilocarididae
Sign in to saveDerocheilocarididae is a family of marine crustaceans that form part of the meiobenthos. It is the only family in the monotypic order Mystacocaridida, and the monotypic subclass Mystacocarida. These mystacocarids are less than long, and live interstitially in the intertidal zones of sandy beaches.
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Derocheilocarididae is a family of marine crustaceans that form part of the meiobenthos. It is the only family in the monotypic order Mystacocaridida, and the monotypic subclass Mystacocarida. These mystacocarids are less than long, and live interstitially in the intertidal zones of sandy beaches.
==Taxonomy== The taxonomy of the mystacocarids is extremely conservative, since all mystacocarids look superficially alike. , the 13 described species are divided between two genera, Derocheilocaris (eight species) and Ctenocheilocaris (five species). The first mystacocarids to be found were discovered on a beach in southern New England in 1939.
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