Synapticolidae is a family of cyclopoid copepods in the order Cyclopoida. There are about 11 genera and at least 50 described species in Synapticolidae.[1][2] Characteristics of this family include the expression of body segments in both sexes, well-developed swimming legs, and a tapering mandible with toothed margins.[3]

Synapticolidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Cyclopoida
Suborder: Ergasilida
Family: Synapticolidae

Genera

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These 11 genera belong to the family Synapticolidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Synapticolidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "Synapticolidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ Boxshall, Geoffrey Allan; O’Reilly, Myles (February 2015). "The first parasitic copepod from a scaphopod mollusc host". Systematic Parasitology. 90 (2): 113–124. doi:10.1007/s11230-014-9537-9. PMID 25655111.