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Miraciidae Dana, 1846


Diosaccidae

AphiaID

115163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115163)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Harpacticoida

Synonymised names

Diosaccidae Sars G.O., 1906

Direct children (73)
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Genus Amphiascella Lang, 1944 accepted as Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941 (synonym)
Genus Amphiascopsis Gurney, 1927
Genus Dactylamphiascopsis Lang, 1948 accepted as Dactylopodamphiascopsis Lang, 1944 (synonym)
Subfamily Diosaccinae Sars M., 1906

Genus Dwightia Wilson C.B., 1924 accepted as Macrosetella Scott A., 1909 (synonym)
Genus Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941 accepted as Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009
Genus Microthalestris Sars G.O., 1905 accepted as Amonardia Lang, 1944 (synonym)
Subfamily Miraciinae Dana, 1846

  » Genus Distioculus Huys & Böttger-Schnack, 1994
  » Genus Macrosetella Scott A., 1909
  » Genus Miracia Dana, 1846
  » Genus Oculosetella Dahl F., 1895

Genus Paradiosaccus Lang, 1944 accepted as Diosaccus Boeck, 1873 (recognised as synonym by Lang, 1965)
Genus Protoleptastacus Noodt, 1952 accepted as Psammotopa Pennak, 1942 (synonym)
Genus Schizoperopsis Apostolov, 1982 accepted as Schizopera Sars G.O., 1905
Genus Setella Dana, 1846 accepted as Macrosetella Scott A., 1909 (synonym)
Genus Spio Brady & Robertson D., 1875 accepted as Delavalia Brady, 1868 (preoccupied by Spio Fabricius, 1785)
Subfamily Stenheliinae Brady, 1880

  » Genus Anisostenhelia Mu & Huys, 2002
  » Genus Beatricella Scott T., 1905
  » Genus Cladorostrata Shen & Tai, 1963 accepted as Cladorostrata Tai & Song, 1979 (nomen nudum)
  » Genus Delavalia Brady, 1868
  » Genus Hicksia Mu & Huys, 2002 accepted as Muohuysia Özdikmen, 2009 (junior homonym of Hicksia Delgado, 1904 (Trilobita))
  » Genus Itostenhelia Karanovic & Kim K., 2014
  » Genus Melima Por, 1964
  » Genus Muohuysia Özdikmen, 2009
  » Genus Onychostenhelia Itô, 1979
  » Genus Pseudostenhelia Wells, 1967
  » Genus Stenhelia Boeck, 1865
  » Genus Wellstenhelia Karanovic & Kim K., 2014
  » Genus Willenstenhelia Karanovic & Kim K., 2014

Genus Teisseriella Apostolov, 1968 accepted as Robertsonia Brady, 1880 (mis spell of Teissierella Monard, 1935)
Genus Teissierella Monard, 1935 accepted as Monardius Huys, 2009 (synonym)
Genus Varnaia Klie, 1937 accepted as Robertsonia Brady, 1880 (synonym)

Environment

marine, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2019). World of Copepods database. Miraciidae Dana, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115163 on 2019-10-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Huys, Rony

2005-05-03 07:34:09Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2008-06-24 05:45:50Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

2010-07-23 13:52:28Z

changed

Walter, T. Chad

Licensing

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basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. 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. 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine harpacticoid copepods. 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. 304 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda [details]