Parastenocarididae 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 in 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 ...
adapted to life in
groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available freshwater in the world is groundwater. A unit of rock or an unconsolidate ...
. It contains the following genera:
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Asiacaris''
Cottarelli, Bruno & Berera, 2010
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Brasilibathynellocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Brinckicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Clujensicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Dussartstenocaris''
Karanovic & Cooper, 2011
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Eirinicaris''
Corgosinho, 2017
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Enckellicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Entzicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Fontinalicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Forficatocaris''
Jakobi, 1969
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Italicocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Kinnecaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Lacustricaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Macacocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Michelicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Monodicaris''
Schminke, 2009
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Murunducaris''
Reid, 1994
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Nanacaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Nipponicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Oshimaensicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Pannonicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Parastenocaris''
Kessler, 1913
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Phreaticaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Potamocaris''
Dussart, 1979
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Proserpinicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Remaneicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Simplicaris''
Galassi & De Laurentiis, 2004
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Siolicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Stammericaris''
Jakobi, 1972
References
External links
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Harpacticoida
Crustacean families
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