Nicothoidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s, containing the following genera:
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Arhizorhina''
Bamber & Boxshall, 2006
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Aspidoecia''
Giard & Bonnier, 1889
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Cephalorhiza''
Boxshall & Harrison, 1988
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Choniomyzon
''Choniomyzon'' is a genus of copepods, containing the following species: One species, ''Choniomyzon inflatus, C. inflatus'', is a parasite of the eggs of the slipper lobster ''Ibacus novemdentatus''.
* ''Choniomyzon inflatus'' Wakabayashi ...
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Pillai, 1962
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Choniorhiza''
Boxshall & Lincoln, 1983
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Choniosphaera''
Connolly, 1929
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Choniostoma''
Hansen, 1886
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Diexanthema''
Ritchie, 1975
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Hadrothoe''
Humes, 1975
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Hansenulus''
Heron & Damkaer, 1986
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Homoeoscelis''
Hansen, 1897
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Mysidion''
Hansen, 1897
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Neomysidion''
Ohtsuka, Boxshall & Harada, 2005
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Nicorhiza''
Lincoln & Boxshall, 1983
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Nicothoe''
Audouin & H. Milne-Edwards, 1825
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Paranicothoe''
Carton, 1970
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Rhizorhina''
Hansen, 1892
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Sphaeronella''
Salensky, 1868
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Sphaeronelloides''
Bradford, 1975
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Sphaeronellopsis''
Hansen, 1904
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Stenothocheres''
Hansen, 1897
References
Siphonostomatoida
Copepod families
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