Podasconidae
Encyclopedia
Podasconidae is a family
of marine isopod
crustacean
s in the suborder Cymothoida
. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are parasitic
on amphipods
.
The family contains the following genera
and species
:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of marine isopod
Isopoda
Isopods are an order of peracarid crustaceans, including familiar animals such as woodlice and pill bugs. The name Isopoda derives from the Greek roots and...
crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s in the suborder Cymothoida
Cymothoida
Cymothoida is a suborder of isopod crustaceans. It contains the following superfamilies and families:*Superfamily Anthuroidea**Antheluridae**Anthuridae**Expanathuridae**Hyssuridae**Leptanthuridae**Paranthuridae*Superfamily Cymothooidea**Aegidae...
. The original description was made by Giard and Bonnier in 1895. Members of this family are parasitic
Parasitism
Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that needed more than one host . These are now called macroparasites...
on amphipods
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
.
The family contains the following genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
and species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
:
- Parapodascon Hansen, 1916
- Parapodascon stebbingi (Giard & Bonnier, 1895)
- Podascon Giard & Bonnier, 1889
- Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1895
- Podascon dellavallei Giard & Bonnier, 1889
- Podascon haploopis Giard & Bonnier, 1895
- Podascon chevreuxi Giard & Bonnier, 1893 (Nomen nudumNomen nudumThe phrase nomen nudum is a Latin term, meaning "naked name", used in taxonomy...
)