Macrochironidae 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
Cyclopoida.
Genera:
* ''
Macrochiron''
Brady, 1872
* ''
Oncaeola''
Kramer, 1895
* ''
Paramacrochiron''
Sewell, 1949
* ''
Pseudomacrochiron''
Reddiah, 1969
* ''
Sewellochiron''
Humes, 1969
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q11845194
Copepods