Tortanidae

Tortanidae is a family of copepods within the order Calanoida.[1][2] It is part of the superfamily Diaptomoidea.[3] The tropicus group of this species can be found in the tropical and subtropical waters of Southeast Asia. The groups are distinguishable by their genitals and their tails.

Tortanidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Maxillopoda
Subclass:
Copepoda
Order:
Calanoida
Superfamily:
Diaptomoidea
Family:
Tortanidae
Genus

Tortanus

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tortanidae Sars G.O., 1902". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  2. "Browse taxonomic tree". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. Desreumaux, C.; Razouls, F.; de Bovée, N. "Tortanidae Family - Marine Planktonic Copepods". copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  • Vengassi, F. (n.d.). A new species of Tortanus (Atortus) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Tortanidae) from Minicoy Island, southeastern Arabian Sea. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 43(5), 425–436.
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