The Hemioniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900. Members of this family are parasitic on cirripede barnacles.
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The Hemioniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900. Members of this family are parasitic on cirripede barnacles.
The family contains these genera and species: Hemioniscus Buchholz, 1866 Hemioniscus balani Buchholtz, 1866 Hemioniscus pagurophilus Williams & Boyko, 2006 Leponiscus Giard, 1887 Leponiscus alepadis Gruvel, 1901 Leponiscus anatifae Giard, 1887 Leponiscus pollicipedis Giard, 1887 Scalpelloniscus Grygier, 1981 Scalpelloniscus binoculis (Menzies & George, 1972) Scalpelloniscus nieli Hosie, 2008 Scalpelloniscus penicillatus Grygier, 1981 Scalpelloniscus vomicus Hosie, 2008
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