Harpacticoida

Harpacticoida
	Harpacticoid copepod
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Copepoda
Infraclass:	Neocopepoda
Superorder:	Podoplea
Order:	Harpacticoida; G. O. Sars, 1903
Families
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Harpacticoida is an order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacea. This order comprises 463 genera and about 3,000 species; its members are benthic copepods found throughout the world in the marine environment (most families) and in fresh water (essentially the Ameiridae, Parastenocarididae and the Canthocamptidae). A few of them are planktonic or live in association with other organisms. Harpacticoida represents the second-largest meiofaunal group in marine sediments, after nematodes. In Arctic and Antarctic seas, Harpacticoida are common inhabitants of sea ice. The name Harpacticoida comes from the Greek noun harpacticon (rapacious predator) and the suffix -oid (akin to) and means reminiscent of a predator .

Harpacticoids are distinguished from other copepods by the presence of only a very short pair of first antennae. The second pair of antennae are biramous, and the major joint within the body is located between the fourth and fifth body segments. They typically have a wide abdomen, and often have a somewhat worm-like body.^[1]

Families

53 families are currently recognised in the Harpacticoida:^[2]

References

^ Robert D. Barnes (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 692. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.
^ WoRMS. "Harpacticoida". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

External links

Harpacticoida, Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute
Data related to Harpacticoida at Wikispecies

[1] Robert D. Barnes (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 692. ISBN 978-0-03-056747-6.

[2] WoRMS. "Harpacticoida". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

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