Janiridae Explained

Janiridae is a family of isopods in the order Isopoda. There are more than 20 genera and 190 described species in Janiridae.

Genera

These 25 genera belong to the family Janiridae:

• Austrofilius Hodgson, 1910
• Caecianiropsis Menzies & Pettit, 1956
• Caecijaera Menzies, 1951
• Carpias Richardson, 1902
• Ectias Richardson, 1906
• Hawaianira Miller, 1967
• Heterias Richardson, 1904
• Iais Bovallius, 1886
• Ianirella
• Ianiropsis G.O.Sars, 1897
• Ianisera Kensley, 1976
• Iathrippa Bovallius, 1886
• Iolella Richardson, 1905
• Jaera Leach, 1814
• Janaira Moreira & Pires, 1977
• Janira Leach, 1814
• Janiralata Menzies, 1951
• Janthura Wolff, 1962
• Mackinia Matsumoto, 1956
• Microjaera Bocquet & Levi, 1955
• Microjanira Schiecke & Fresi, 1970
• Neojaera Nordenstam, 1933
• Protocharon Chappuis, Delamare-Deboutteville & Paulian, 1956
• Rostrobagatus Müller, 1993
• Trogloianiropsis Jaume, 1995

Further reading

• Checklist of the terrestrial isopods of the new world (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). 1999. Leistikow. Andreas. Wägele. Johann Wolfgang. Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 16. 2. 1–72. 10.1590/S0101-81751999000100001. free.
• Book: A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. 1893. Stebbing. Thomas Roscoe Rede. D. Appleton.
• Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. 2001. Martin. Joel W.. Davis. George E.. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Science Series. 39. 978-1-891276-27-9. 2018-05-03. 2009-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229075346/http://web.vims.edu/tcs/LACM-39-01-final.pdf. dead.