Entoniscidae

Entoniscidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Cymothoida
Infraorder:	Epicaridea
Superfamily:	Bopyroidea
Family:	Entoniscidae; Kossmann, 1881
Genera
	see text

The Entoniscidae are a family of marine isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida.^[2] Members of this family are parasites of brachyuran and anomuran crabs, living in their hosts' haemocoel. A small chitinised hole develops through the host's exoskeleton through which the isopod can communicate with the environment. The female isopod bears little resemblance to any free-living isopod, but the morphology of the larvae show their taxonomic affiliations.^[3]

Genera

Achelion Hartnoll, 1966
Cancrion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
Diogenion Codreanu, Codreanu & Pike, 1960
Entione Kossmann, 1881
Entionella Miyashita, 1941
Entoniscoides Miyashita, 1940
Entoniscus Müller, 1862
Grapsion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
Micippion Shiino, 1942
Paguritherium Reinhard, 1945
Pinnotherion Giard & Bonnier, 1889
Portunion Giard & Bonnier, 1886
Priapion Giard & Bonnier, 1888
Synalpheion Coutière, 1908
Tiarinion Shiino, 1942
Xanthion Shiino, 1942

References

^ R. Kossmann (1882). "The Entoniscidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series. 10 (56): 81–99. doi:10.1080/00222938209459679. Translated by W. S. Dallas from R. Kossmann (1882). "Die Entonisciden". Mitteilungen aus der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 3 (1–2): 149–169.
^ Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Entoniscidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^ Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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[1] R. Kossmann (1882). "The Entoniscidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5th series. 10 (56): 81–99. doi:10.1080/00222938209459679. Translated by W. S. Dallas from R. Kossmann (1882). "Die Entonisciden". Mitteilungen aus der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 3 (1–2): 149–169.

[WoRMS-2] Chris Boyko & Marilyn Schotte (2011). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Entoniscidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

[3] Jeffrey Shields. "Epicaridea: the parasitic isopods of Crustacea". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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v t e Families of Epicaridea (Crustacea: Isopoda)
Bopyroidea	Bopyridae Dajidae Entoniscidae
Cryptoniscoidea	Asconiscidae Cabiropidae Crinoniscidae Cryptoniscidae Cyproniscidae Hemioniscidae Podasconidae