Munnopsidae Explained

The family Munnopsidae is a family of asellote isopoda which is one of the most speciose and frequently collected of the known isopod families. As currently structured it consists of nine subfamilies, 44 genera and about 364 species. The Munnopsidae is frequently the most abundant and diverse isopod family in benthic deep−sea communities and also has a wide distribution in cold waters.^[1]

Genera within the family Munnopsidae

The following genera are listed for the Munnopsidae:

Acanthocopinae

Acanthocope Beddard, 1885

Bathyopsurinae

Bathyopsurus Nordenstam, 1955
Paropsurus Wolff, 1962

Betamorphinae

Amuletta Wilson & Thistle, 1985
Betamorpha Hessler & Thistle, 1975

Eurycopinae

Baeonectes Wilson, 1982
Belonectes Wilson & Hessler, 1981
Disconectes Wilson & Hessler, 1981
Dubinectes Malyutina & Brandt, 2006
Eurycope G.O. Sars, 1864
Gurjanopsis Malyutina & Brandt, 2007
Microcope Malyutina, 2008
Tytthocope Wilson & Hessler, 1981

Ilyarachnae

Aspidarachna G.O. Sars, 1897
Bathybadistes Hessler & Thistle, 1975
Echinozone G.O. Sars, 1897
Epikopais Merrin, 2009
Ilyarachna G.O. Sars, 1869
Notopais Hodgson, 1910
Nyctobadistes Merrin, 2011
Pseudarachna G.O. Sars, 1897

Lipomerinae

Coperonus Wilson, 1989
Hapsidohedra Wilson, 1989
Lionectes Wilson, 1989
Lipomera Tattersall, 1905
Mimocopelates Wilson, 1989
Munneurycope Stephensen, 1912
Munnicope Menzies & George, 1972

Munnopsinae

Acanthamunnopsis Schultz, 1978
Munnopsis M. Sars, 1861
Munnopsoides Tattersall, 1905
Paramunnopsis Hansen, 1916
Pseudomunnopsis Hansen, 1916
Munnopsurus Richardson, 1912

Storthyngurinae

Microprotus Richardson, 1909
Rectisura Malyutina, 2003
Storthyngura Vanhöffen, 1914
Storthyngurella Malyutina, 1999
Sursumura Malyutina, 2003
Vanhoeffenura Malyutina, 2004

Syneurycopinae

Bellibos Haugsness & Hessler, 1979
Syneurycope Hansen, 1916

Notes and References

Sarah Schnurr . Marina V. Malyutina . 2014 . Two new species of the genus Eurycope (Isopoda, Munnopsidae) from Icelandic waters . 35 . 2 . 361–388.