Podasconidae Explained

The Podasconidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895.^[1] Members of this family are parasitic on amphipods.^[2]

The family contains these genera and species:^[3]

• Parapodascon Hansen, 1916

• Parapodascon stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895)
• Podascon Giard & Bonnier, 1889

• Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1895

• Podascon dellavallei Giard & Bonnier, 1889

• Podascon haploopis Giard & Bonnier, 1895

• Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1893 (nomen nudum)

Notes and References

1. Giard, A. and J. Bonnier (1895). Contributions a l'étude des épicarides. XX. Sur les épicarides parasites des arthrostracés et sur quelques copépodes symbiotes de ces épicarides. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique 25(2): 417-493, pls. 5-13.
2. http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/research/parasitic_isopods/index.php Virginia Institute of Marine Science
3. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292932 World Register of Marine Species