Cumoniscidae Explained

Cumoniscidae is a family of crustaceans in the class Tantulocarida, classified under the superclass Multicrustacea. The family was previously known as Deoterthridae, but Cumoniscidae was determined to be senior subjective synonym.^[1]

The family contains the following genera:

• Amphitantulus Boxshall & Vader, 1993
• Aphotocentor Huys, 1991
• Arcticotantulus Kornev, Tchesunov & Rybnikov, 2004
• Boreotantulus Huys & Boxshall, 1988
• Campyloxiphos Huys, 1991
• Coralliotantulus Huys, 1991
• Cumoniscus Bonnier, 1903
• Deoterthron Bradford & Hewitt, 1980
• Dicrotrichura Huys, 1989
• Itoitantulus Huys, Ohtsuka Boxshall & Itô, 1992
• Tantulacus Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992

The genus Onceroxenus Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987 was previously place in this family but is now placed in the monotypic family Onceroxenidae.

Notes and References

1. 10.2988/17-00029. Recognition of Cumoniscidae Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923, as the senior subjective synonym of Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987 (Crustacea: Tantulocarida) . 2018 . Boyko . Christopher B. . Boxshall . Geoff . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 131 . 61–64 . 166207127 .