Centropagidae Explained

Centropagidae is a family of copepods in the order Calanoida.^[1] Its members are particularly known as plankton in coastal waters and in fresh water in Australia and southern South America. They are also found on subantarctic islands and in lakes in Antarctica.^[2]

Genera

There are 14 genera recognised in the family Centropagidae,^[3] including over 130 species.

• Boeckella De Guerne & Richard, 1889 — 49 species, freshwater ^[4]
• Calamoecia Brady, 1906 — 18 species, freshwater ^[5]
• Centropages Krøyer, 1849 — 35 species, marine ^[6]
• Dussartopages Huys, 2009 — 1 species, marine ^[7]
• Gippslandia Bayly & Arnott, 1969 — 1 species, marine ^[8]
• Gladioferens Henry, 1919 — 6 species, marine  ^[9]
• Guernella Giesbrecht in G & Schmeil, 1898 — 1 species, marine ^[10]
• Hemiboeckella G. O. Sars, 1912 — 3 species, freshwater ^[11]
• Isias Boeck, 1865 — 4 species, marine ^[12]
• Limnocalanus G. O. Sars, 1863 — 2 species, marine / brackish water ^[13]
• Neoboeckella Bayly, 1992 — 2 species, marine ^[14]
• Osphranticum Forbes, 1882 — 2 species, marine ^[15]
• Parabroteas Mrázek, 1901 — 1 species, marine 
• Sinocalanus Burckhardt, 1913 — 7 species, marine / brackish water ^[16]

External links

• Web site: J. M. Bradford-Grieve . Centropagidae . Calanoida: families . Crustacea.net . October 2, 2002 . December 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090328234210/http://www.crustacea.net/crustace/calanoida/www/centropa.htm . March 28, 2009 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea . Joel W. Martin . George E. Davis . 2001 . 132 pp . . 2009-12-30 . 2013-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512091254/http://atiniui.nhm.org/pdfs/3839/3839.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Family CENTROPAGIDAE Giesbrecht, 1892 . Australian Faunal Directory . . June 30, 2007 . G. K. Walker-Smith . K. N. Cook . K. L. Chilton-Lahey . December 30, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110323115755/http://environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/CENTROPAGIDAE . March 23, 2011 . dead .
3. Web site: Centropagidae . World Copepoda database . Geoff Boxshall . T. Chad Walter . June 24, 2008 . December 30, 2009.
4. Web site: Boeckella De Guerne & Richard, 1889 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
5. Web site: Calamoecia Brady, 1906 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . 2009 . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
6. Web site: Centropages Krøyer, 1849 . Geoff Boxshall . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
7. Web site: Dussartopages Huys, 2009 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
8. Web site: Gippslandia Bayly & Arnott, 1969 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
9. Web site: Gladioferens Henry, 1919 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
10. Web site: Guernella Giesbrecht in G & Schmeil, 1898 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
11. Web site: Hemiboeckella Sars G.O., 1912 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
12. Web site: Isias Boeck, 1865 . Geoff Boxshall . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
13. Web site: Limnocalanus G. O. Sars, 1863 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
14. Web site: Neoboeckella Bayly, 1992 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
15. Web site: Osphranticum Forbes, 1882 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.
16. Web site: Sinocalanus Burckhardt, 1913 . T. Chad Walter . T. Chad Walter . Geoff Boxshall . World Copepoda database . . December 30, 2009.