Paratanaoidea is a
superfamily of
malacostracan
Malacostraca is the second largest of the six class (biology), classes of pancrustaceans behind insects, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 order (biology), orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
.
Families
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
, the following families are accepted within Paratanaoidea:
*
Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971
*
Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 1986
*
Anarthruridae
Anarthruridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Tanaidacea.
Genera
Genera:
*''Abrotanais'' Gellert & Błażewicz, 2018
*''Acinoproskelos'' Bamber & Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, 2013
*''Anarthrura'' Sars, 1882
*''Anarthrurella'' Bird, ...
Lang, 1971
*
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002
*
Cryptocopidae Sieg, 1977
*
Hamatipedidae Błażewicz, Gellert & Bird, 2022
*
Heterotanoididae Bird, 2012
*
Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973
*
Leptognathiidae Sieg, 1976
*
Mirandotanaidae Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2009
*
Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976
*
Paranarthrurellidae Błażewicz, Jóźwiak & Frutos, 2019
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Paratanaidae Lang, 1949
*
Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976
*
Pseudozeuxidae Sieg, 1982
*
Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002
*
Tanaissuidae Bird & Larsen, 2009
*
Tanaopsidae Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012
*
Teleotanaidae Bamber, 2008
*
Typhlotanaidae Sieg, 1984
The following genera are regarded as Paratanaoidea ''
incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
'', meaning their familial placement is uncertain:
* ''
Andrognathia''
Sieg, 1983
* ''
Androtanais''
Sieg, 1976
* ''
Armaturatanais''
Larsen, 2005
* ''
Bifidia''
Sieg & Zibrowius, 1988
* ''
Coalecerotanais''
Larsen, 2003
* ''
Cristatotanais''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1990
* ''
Exspina''
Lang, 1968
* ''
Gejavis''
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012
* ''
Insociabilitanais''
Larsen, 2005
* ''
Kanikipa''
Bird, 2011
* ''
Leptognathioides''
Bird & Holdich, 1984
* ''
Monstrotanais''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981
* ''
Parafilitanais''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1989
* ''
Portaratrum''
Guerrero-Kommritz, 2003
* ''
Pseudoarthrura''
Larsen, 2005
* ''
Pseudomacrinella''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1990
* ''
Pseudoparatanais''
Lang, 1973
* ''
Robustochelia''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1983
* ''
Safaritanais''
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1987
* ''
Salemia''
Lang, 1971
* ''
Selvagentanais''
Larsen, 2013
* ''
Singula''
Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, 2005
* ''
Tanabnormia''
Gutu, 1986
* ''
Tangalooma
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''
Bamber, 2008
* ''
Unispinosus''
Chim & Tong, 2020
References
Tanaidacea
Crustaceans described in 1949
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