Paralubbockia longipedia is a species of copepod, and the only member of the family Paralubbockiidae. The family is characterised by the ventral position of the fifth legs, the possession of a separate maxillary palp, and the form of the endopods of the legs and antennae. The closest relatives of Paralubbockia are the family Oncaeidae.[1] Initially placed among the Poecilostomatoida, Paralubbockia is now considered part of the Cyclopoida.[2]
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| Family: | Paralubbockiidae Boxshall & Huys, 1989
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| Genus: | Paralubbockia Boxshall, 1977
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| Species: | P. longipedia
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References
edit- ^ Geoff Boxshall & Rony Huys (1989). "New family of deep-sea planktonic copepods, the Paralubbockiidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida)". Biological Oceanography. 6 (2): 163–173.
- ^ T. Chad Walter (2010). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Paralubbockiidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
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