Biology:Entoniscidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Entoniscidae
Hemigrapsus nudus from Coos Bay, Oregon, with carapace removed to show the entoniscid Portunion conformis - journal.pone.0035350.g001-F.png
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Infraorder: Epicaridea
Superfamily: Bopyroidea
Family: Entoniscidae
Kossmann, 1881[1]
Genera

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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

  • 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

  1. R. Kossmann (1882). "The Entoniscidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series 10 (56): 81–99. doi:10.1080/00222938209459679. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94495#page/99/mode/1up.  Translated by W. S. Dallas from R. Kossmann (1882). "Die Entonisciden". Mitteilungen aus der zoologischen Station zu Neapel 3 (1–2): 149–169. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37448#page/159/mode/1up. 
  2. M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce et al., eds (2011). "Entoniscidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147118. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
  3. Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/research/parasitic_isopods/index.php. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 

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