Biology:Dajidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Dajidae
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Aspidophryxus peltatus female infested mysid Erythrops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Cymothoida
Infraorder: Epicaridea
Superfamily: Cryptoniscoidea
Family: Dajidae
Giard & Bonnier, 1887
Genera

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The Dajidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.[1] The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1887.[2] Members of this family are ectoparasites of krill. They resemble a fleshy growth on the krill's back, and make the host look as if it is wearing a rucksack.[3] These genera are included in the family Dajidae:[1]

  • Allophryxus Koehler, 1911
  • Antephyra Schultz, 1978
  • Arthrophryxus Richardson, 1908
  • Aspidophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
  • Branchiophryxus Caullery, 1897
  • Colophryxus Richardson, 1908
  • Dajus Krøyer, 1846
  • Dolichophryxus Schultz, 1977
  • Heterophryxus G. O. Sars, 1885
  • Holophryxus Richardson, 1905
  • Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883
  • Oculophryxus Shields & Gómez-Gutiérrez, 1996
  • Paradajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
  • Paraspidophryxus Schultz, 1977
  • Prodajus Bonnier, 1903
  • Prophryxus Richardson, 1909
  • Streptodajus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923
  • Zonophryxus Richardson, 1903


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). "Dajidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146514. 
  2. Alfred Giard; Jules Bonnier (1887). "Contributions a l'etude des bopyriens". Travaux de l'Institut Zoologique de Lille et du Laboratoire Marine de Wimereux 5: 1–272. 
  3. Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/crustacean/research/parasitic_isopods/index.php. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3911418 entry