Ancorabolidae is a family of
copepods
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
belonging to the order
Harpacticoida
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 ...
.
Genera
Genera:
* ''
Algensiella''
Cottarelli & Baldari, 1987
* ''
Ancorabolina''
George, 2006
* ''
Ancorabolus''
Norman, 1903
References
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Copepods