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]

Podasconidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Infraorder: Epicaridea
Superfamily: Cryptoniscoidea
Family: Podasconidae
Giard and Bonnier, 1895
Genera

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The family contains these genera and species:[3]

  • Parapodascon stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895)

References

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  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. ^ Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  3. ^ World Register of Marine Species