Entoniscidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Cymothoida |
| Infraorder: | Epicaridea |
| Superfamily: | Bopyroidea |
| Family: | Entoniscidae Kossmann, 1881[1] |
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The Entoniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[2] Members of this family are parasites of brachyuran and anomuran crabs, living in their hosts' haemocoel. A small chitinised hole develops through the host's exoskeleton through which the isopod can communicate with the environment. The female isopod bears little resemblance to any free-living isopod, but the morphology of the larvae show their taxonomic affiliations.[3]
Genera
[edit]- Achelion Hartnoll, 1966
- Cancrion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
- Diogenion Codreanu, Codreanu & Pike, 1960
- Entione Kossmann, 1881
- Entionella Miyashita, 1941
- Entoniscoides Miyashita, 1940
- Entoniscus Müller, 1862
- Grapsion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
- Micippion Shiino, 1942
- Paguritherium Reinhard, 1945
- Pinnotherion Giard & Bonnier, 1889
- Portunion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
- Priapion Giard & Bonnier, 1888
- Synalpheion Coutière, 1908
- Tiarinion Shiino, 1942
- Xanthion Shiino, 1942
References
[edit]- ^ R. Kossmann (1882). "The Entoniscidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series. 10 (56): 81–99. doi:10.1080/00222938209459679. Translated by W. S. Dallas from R. Kossmann (1882). "Die Entonisciden". Mitteilungen aus der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 3 (1–2): 149–169.
- ^ Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Entoniscidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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