Tanaididae is a family of

malacostracan Malacostraca (from New Latin; ) is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity of body forms and include crabs, lobst ...

s in the order

Tanaidacea The crustacean order Tanaidacea (known as tanaids) make up a minor group within the class Malacostraca. There are about 940 species in this order. Description Tanaids are small, shrimp-like creatures ranging from in adult size, with most specie ...

. There are about 19 genera and more than 90 described species in Tanaididae.

Genera

These 19 genera belong to the family Tanaididae: * '' Allotanais'' Shiino, 1978 * '' Anatanais'' Nordenstam, 1930 * '' Arctotanais'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Austrotanais'' Edgar, 2008 * '' Aviatanais'' Bamber, 2005 * '' Hexapleomera'' Dudich, 1931 * '' Langitanais'' Sieg, 1976 * '' Mekon'' Bamber & Boxshall, 2006 * '' Monoditanais'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Pancoloides'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Pancolus'' Richardson, 1905 * '' Parasinelobus'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Protanais'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Sinelobus'' Sieg, 1980 * '' Singularitanais'' Sieg, 1980 * ''

Synaptotanais ''Synaptotanais'' is a genus of malacostracans in the family Tanaididae Tanaididae is a family of malacostracans in the order Tanaidacea. There are about 19 genera and more than 90 described species in Tanaididae. Genera These 19 genera belon ...

'' Sieg, 1980 * ''

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'' Latreille, 1831 * '' Zeuxo'' Templeton, 1840 * '' Zeuxoides'' Sieg, 1980

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