Nannoniscidae
Sign in to saveNannoniscidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Isopoda. The family is closely related to Desmosomatidae, with multiple genera unidentifiable to family level due to containing attributes of both families.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyNannoniscidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 194
- Family
- Nannoniscidae
- Collections
- SIO, USNM, NMV, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Brasil
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Nannoniscidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Isopoda. The family is closely related to Desmosomatidae, with multiple genera unidentifiable to family level due to containing attributes of both families.
== Genera == The family contains the following genera: Austroniscus Vanhöffen, 1914 Exiliniscus Siebenaller & Hessler, 1981 Hebefustis Siebenaller & Hessler, 1977 Ketosoma Kaiser & Brix in Kaiser, Brix, Kihara, Janssen & Jennings, 2018 Micromesus Birstein, 1963 Nannoniscoides Hansen, 1916 Nannonisconus Schultz, 1966 Nannoniscus G.O. Sars, 1870 Nymphodora Kaiser, 2009 Panetela Siebenaller & Hessler, 1981 Rapaniscus Siebenaller & Hessler, 1981 Regabellator Siebenaller & Hessler, 1981 Thaumastosoma Hessler, 1970
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