MIRACIIDAE Dana, 1846 (Willen, 2002) (syn. DIOSACCIDAE Sars, 1906)

DIOSACCINAE Sars,1906


ACTOPSYLLUS Wells, 1967


Wells (1967) established the monotypic genus Actopsyllus based on specimens from Ilha dos Portuguesos, Mozambique. Kunz (1971) added a second species that was later moved by Wells & Rao (1976) because the species lacked a strong claw on the male P2 endopod. More recently, Bouck & Thistle (2003) described a second, valid species from Mexico.

  • Actopsyllus longipes Wells 1967 [Africa, Mozambique; marine]
  • Actopsyllus hartmannorum Kunz, 1971(syn. Helmutkunzia hartmannorum (Kunz, 1971)
  • Actopsyllus matthewi Bouck & Thistle, 2003 [Mexico; marine]



    REFERENCES


    BOUCK, L. & D. THISTLE, 1999. A computer-assisted method for producing illustrations for taxonomic descriptions.Vie Milieu, 49 (2/3): 101-105.

    BOUCK, L. & D. THISTLE, 2003. Two new Diosaccids (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Crustaceana 76 (11): 1313-1330.

    GEDDES, D. C., 1968. Protopsammotopa norvegica, a new genus and species of interstitial harpacticoid copepod from western Norway. Sarsia, 36: 69-76.

    GEE, J. M. & J. W. FLEEGER, 1990. Haloschizopera apprisea, a new species of harpacticoid copepod from Alaska, and some observationson sexual dimorphism in the family Diosaccidae. Trans. American microsc. Soc., 109 (3): 282-299.

    HUYS, R. & G. A. BOXSHALL, 1991. Copepod evolution. Ray Soc. Publs., 159: 1-486. (Ray Society, London).

    KUNZ, H., 1971. Harpacticoiden (Crustacea Copepoda) von einem SandstrandAngolas. Zool. Anz., Leipzig, 186 (5/6): 348-359.

    MIELKE, W., 1992. Description of some benthic Copepoda from Chile and a discussion on the relationships of Paraschizopera and Schizopera (Diosaccidae). Microfauna Marina, 7: 79-100.

    WELLS, J. B. J., 1967. The littoral Copepoda (Crustacea) of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh, 67 (7): 189-358.

    — —, 1977. Protopsammotopa wilsoni n. sp. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) and the fate of the type material of Gof. nella stylifer C. B. Wilson. Crustaceana, 32 (2): 200-202.

    WELLS, J. B. J. & G. C. RAO, 1976. The relationship of the genus Schizopera Sars within the family Diosaccidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida). Zool. Journ. Linnean Soc., 58: 79-90.



    AMONARDIA Lang, 1944 (syn. Microthalestris Sars G.O., 1905)

  • Amonardia arctica (T. Scott, 1898) [Europe; marine, lagoons]
  • Amonardia coreana Song, Rho & Kim 2007 [Korea]
  • Amonardia magna Chislenko, 1978 [Japan; marine]
  • Amonardia normani (Brady, 1872) [Europe; marine]
  • Amonardia pelophila Por, 1964 [Israel; marine]
  • Amonardia pentasetosa Noodt, 1954 [Chile; marine]
  • Amonardia perturbata Lang, 1965 [USA, marine]
  • Amonardia phyllopus (Sars, 1906) [Europe, north Africa; marine]
  • Amonardia similis (Claus, 1866) [Europe, north Africa; marine]
  • Amonardia subnasuta (Willey,1935) [Europe; marine] (syn. Amonardia arctica (Scott T., 1899)
  • Amonardia tristanensis Wiborg, 1964 [Tristan de Cunha; marine]


    AMPHIASCOPSIS Gurney, 1927

  • Amphiascopsis angrapequensis (Pesta, 1916) [Africa; marine]
  • Amphiascopsis australis Nicholls, 1941
  • Amphiascopsis ceylonicus (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903) (syn. Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866)
  • Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus, 1866) [Europe; north Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand; marine, wetlands] *
  • Amphiascopsis coralicola (Sewell, 1940) [USA; marine]
  • Amphiascopsis obscurus (Sars, 1906) [north Europe, north America; marine, brackish waters]
  • Amphiascopsis sexsetatus (Monard, 1928)
  • Amphiascopsis southgeorgiensis (Lang, 1936) [URSS; marine]
  • Amphiascopsis tenuiculus (Monard, 1928)
  • Amphiascopsis thalestroides (Sars, 1911) [Europe, Red Sea; marine]

    * synonyms:Amphiascopsis longipes Nicholls, 1941 ; Amphiascopsis australis Nicholls, 1941

    SPECIES INCERTAE: Amphiascopsis angrapequensis sensu Noodt, 1964; Amphiascopsis cinctus (Claus) sensu Noodt, 1964.




    DIOSACCOPSIS Monard, 1928


  • Diosaccopsis amphiasculus Brian, 1925
  • Diosaccopsis ismaelensis Monard, 1936 accepted as Pseudamphiascopsis ismaelensis (Monard, 1936)
  • Diosaccopsis rubeus (Monard, 1928) (syn.Pseudodiosaccopsis rubeus (Brian, 1925)




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