NARMS taxon details
Miraciidae Dana, 1846
115163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115163)
accepted
Family
Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906 · unaccepted
- Genus Amphiascopsis Gurney, 1927
- Subfamily Diosaccinae Sars G.O., 1906
- Genus Amonardia Lang, 1944
- Genus Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941
- Genus Amphiascus Sars G.O., 1905
- Genus Bulbamphiascus Lang, 1944
- Genus Dactylopodamphiascopsis Lang, 1944
- Genus Dinetocaris Gómez, Corgosinho & Rivera-Sánchez, 2021
- Genus Diosaccopsis Brian, 1925
- Genus Diosaccus Boeck, 1873
- Genus Eoschizopera Wells & Rao, 1976
- Genus Haloschizopera Lang, 1944
- Genus Ialysus Brian, 1927
- Genus Metamphiascopsis Lang, 1944
- Genus Monardius Huys, 2009
- Genus Paramphiascella Lang, 1944
- Genus Pararobertsonia Lang, 1944
- Genus Protopsammotopa Geddes, 1968
- Genus Psammotopa Pennak, 1942
- Genus Pseudamphiascopsis Lang, 1944
- Genus Pseudodiosaccopsis Lang, 1944
- Genus Pseudodiosaccus Scott T., 1906
- Genus Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944
- Genus Robertgurneya Apostolov & Marinov, 1988
- Genus Robertgurneyella Gómez, 2020
- Genus Robertsonia Brady, 1880
- Genus Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009
- Genus Schizopera Sars G.O., 1905
- Genus Typhlamphiascus Lang, 1944
- Genus Dinetia Gómez, Corgosinho & Rivera-Sánchez, 2021 accepted as Dinetocaris Gómez, Corgosinho & Rivera-Sánchez, 2021 (Name preoccupied by Dinetia Decraemer & Gourbault, 1997 (Nematoda: Draconematidae))
- Genus Paramphiascopsis Lang, 1944 accepted as Amphiascus Sars G.O., 1905 (synonym)
- Genus Robertgurneya Lang, 1948 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Subfamily Miraciinae Dana, 1846
- Subfamily Stenheliinae Brady, 1880
- Genus Beatricella Scott T., 1905
- Genus Delavalia Brady, 1869
- Genus Melima Por, 1964
- Genus Stenhelia Boeck, 1865
- Genus Wellstenhelia Karanovic & Kim K., 2014
- Genus Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941 accepted as Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009
- Genus Paradiosaccus Lang, 1944 accepted as Diosaccus Boeck, 1873 (recognised as synonym by Lang, 1965)
- Genus Schizoperopsis Apostolov, 1982 accepted as Schizopera Sars G.O., 1905
- Genus Teissierella Monard, 1935 accepted as Monardius Huys, 2009 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series.</em> 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Miraciidae Dana, 1846. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115163 on 2025-07-07
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Miraciidae Dana, 1846. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=115163 on 2025-07-07
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Dana, J.D. (1846). Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series.</em> 1(2): 225-230 [1 March 1846] [subsequently published in The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18(118): 181-185; 1 Sept 1846]. [details]
original description (of Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906) Sars, G.O. (1906). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XI & XII. Thalestridae (continued), Diosaccidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 5:133-156, pls. 81-96. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906) Sars, G.O. (1906). Copepoda Harpacticoida. Parts XI & XII. Thalestridae (continued), Diosaccidae (part). <em>An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Bergen Museum.</em> 5:133-156, pls. 81-96. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. <em>Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA).</em> 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Miraciidae)
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