Janiridae is a family of
isopod
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
s in the order
Isopoda
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
. There are more than 20 genera and 190 described species in Janiridae.
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Genera
These 25 genera belong to the family Janiridae:
* '' Austrofilius'' Hodgson, 1910
* '' Caecianiropsis'' Menzies & Pettit, 1956
* '' Caecijaera'' Menzies, 1951
* '' Carpias'' Richardson, 1902
* '' Ectias'' Richardson, 1906
* '' Hawaianira'' Miller, 1967
* '' Heterias'' Richardson, 1904
* '' Iais'' Bovallius, 1886
* '' Ianirella''
* '' Ianiropsis'' G.O.Sars, 1897
* '' Ianisera'' Kensley, 1976
* '' Iathrippa'' Bovallius, 1886
* '' Iolella'' Richardson, 1905
* ''Jaera
''Jaera'' is a genus of isopods in the family Janiridae
Janiridae is a family of isopods in the order Isopoda
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on l ...
'' Leach, 1814
* '' Janaira'' Moreira & Pires, 1977
* '' Janira'' Leach, 1814
* '' Janiralata'' Menzies, 1951
* '' Janthura'' Wolff, 1962
* '' Mackinia'' Matsumoto, 1956
* '' Microjaera'' Bocquet & Levi, 1955
* '' Microjanira'' Schiecke & Fresi, 1970
* '' Neojaera'' Nordenstam, 1933
* '' Protocharon'' Chappuis, Delamare-Deboutteville & Paulian, 1956
* '' Rostrobagatus'' Müller, 1993
* '' Trogloianiropsis'' Jaume, 1995
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