Cylindropsyllidae


Cylindropsyllidae is a family of copepods belonging to the order Harpacticoida. It was first described by Georg [Ossian Sars|Sars] in 1909, and was revised by Karl Georg [Herman Lang|Lang] in 1936.

Genera

As of 1987, Cylindropsyllidae consists of 17 genera:
Cylindropsyllidae originally contained the genera Cylindropsyllus, Stenocaris, Darcythompsonia, and Leptocaris. The latter two were later moved to the family Darcythompsoniidae. This revision also introduced seven additional genera, divided into 3 subfamilies.