Munnopsidae

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, 42 genera and about 320 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.[3]

Munnopsidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Superfamily: Janiroidea
Family: Munnopsidae
Lilljeborg, 1864[1]
Subfamilies[2]

Acanthocopinae Wolff, 1962
Bathyopsurinae Wolff, 1962
Betamorphinae Kussakin, 2003
Eurycopinae Hansen, 1916
Ilyarachninae Hansen, 1916
Lipomerinae Tattersall, 1905
Munnopsinae Lilljeborg, 1864
Storthyngurinae Kussakin, 2003
Syneurycopinae Wolff, 1962

Synonyms

Genera within the family Munnopsidae

The following genera are listed for the Munnopsidae:[2]

References
  1. "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". ITIS. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". World Registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. Sarah Schnurr; Marina V. Malyutina (2014). "Two new species of the genus Eurycope (Isopoda, Munnopsidae) from Icelandic waters". 35 (2): 361–388. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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