Megapontiidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siphonostomatoida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Copepoda
Infraclassis: Neocopepoda
Superordo: Podoplea
Ordo: Siphonostomatoida

Familia:
Genera: Hyalopontius

Name

Megapontiidae Heptner, 1968

  • Type genus: Megapontius Hulsemann, 1965 (=synonym of Hyalopontius Sars G.O. 1909)

References

Primary references

  • Heptner, M.V. 1968. Opisanie i funktsional'naya morfologiya Megapontius pleurospinosus sp. n. iz Tikhogo okeana i polozhenie roda Megapontius v sisteme semeistv gruppy Siphonostoma (Copepoda, Cyclopoida). [Description and functional morphology of Megapontius pleurospinosus sp. n. from the Pacific with some remarks on the status of genus Megapontius within the system of families of Siphonostoma group (Copepoda, Cyclopoida).] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 47(11): 1628–1638. (Russian with English summary). Reference page.