''Paralubbockia longipedia'' is a
species 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) ...
, and the only member of the
family Paralubbockiidae. The family is characterised by the ventral position of the fifth legs, the possession of a separate maxillary palp, and the form of the endopods of the legs and
antennae. The closest relatives of ''Paralubbockia'' are the family
Oncaeidae
Oncaeidae is a family of copepods, containing the following genera:
*'' Archioncaea'' Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 1997
*'' Conaea'' Giesbrecht, 1891
*'' Epicalymma'' Heron, 1977
*'' Monothula'' Böttger-Schnack & Huys, 2001
*''Oncaea
''Oncaea'' ...
. Initially placed among the
Poecilostomatoida, ''Paralubbockia'' is now considered part of the
Cyclopoida.
References
Cyclopoida genera
Monotypic copepod genera
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