Canthocamptidae is a

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copepod Copepods (; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (living in the water column), some are benthos, benthic (living on the sedimen ...

s. Most of the 700 species are confined to

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, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera: *'' Afrocamptus'' Chappuis, 1932 *'' Antarctobiotus'' Chappuis, 1930 *'' Antrocamptus'' Chappuis, 1956 *'' Arcticocamptus'' Chappuis, 1928 *''

Attheyella ''Attheyella'' is a genus of copepods in the family Canthocamptidae, containing the following species: *'' Attheyella aculeata'' (Thiébaud, 1912) *'' Attheyella africana'' Brady, 1907 *'' Attheyella alaskaensis'' M. S. Wilson, 1958 *'' Attheyel ...

'' Brady, 1880 *'' Australocamptus'' Karanovic, 2004 *'' Boreolimella'' Huys & Thistle, 1989 *'' Bryocamptus'' Chappuis, 1928 *'' Canthocamptus'' Westwood, 1836 *'' Ceuthonectes'' Chappuis, 1923 *'' Cletocamptus'' Schmankevitsch 1875 *'' Delachauxiella'' Brehn & Lunz, 1926 *'' Echinocamptus'' Chappuis, 1929 *'' Elaphoidella'' Chappuis, 1928 *'' Elaphoidellopsis'' Apostolov, 1985 *'' Epactophanoides'' Borutzky, 1966 *'' Ferroniera'' Labbe, 1924 *''

Fibulacamptus ''Fibulacamptus'' is an Australian endemism, endemic genus of crustacean in the family Canthocamptidae. Two of the four species are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List (marked "VU"): *''Fibulacamptus bisetosus'' Hamond, 1988 *''Fib ...

'' Hamond, 1988 *'' Glaciella'' Kikuchi, 1994 *'' Gulcamptus'' Miura, 1969 *'' Hemimesochra'' G. O. Sars, 1920 *'' Heteropsyllus'' T. Scott, 1894 *'' Hypocamptus'' Chappuis, 1929 *'' Isthmiocaris'' George & Schminke, 2003 *'' Itunella'' Brady, 1896 *'' Kikuchicamptus'' *'' Leimia'' Willey, 1923 *'' Lessinocamptus'' Stoch, 1997 *'' Ligulocamptus'' Guo, 1998 *'' Limocamptus'' Chappuis, 1928 *'' Loefflerella'' Rouch, 1962 *'' Maraenobiotus'' Mrázek, 1893 *'' Mesochra'' Boeck, 1865 *'' Mesopsyllus'' Por, 1960 *'' Moraria'' T. & A. Scott, 1893 *'' Morariopsis'' Borutzky, 1931 *'' Nannomesochra'' Gurney, 1932 *'' Neoelaphoidella'' Apostolov, 1975 *'' Neomrazekiella'' Ozdikmen & Pesce, 2006 *'' Orthopsyllus'' Brady & Robertson, 1873 *'' Paramorariopsis'' Brancelj, 1992 *'' Parepactophanes'' Kunz, 1935 *'' Pesceus'' Özdikmen, 2008 *'' Pholetiscus'' Humes, 1947 *'' Phyllocamptus'' T. Scott, 1899 *'' Pilocamptus'' Wells, 2007 *'' Pindamoraria'' Reid & Rocha, 2003 *'' Pordfus'' Özdikmen, 2008 *'' Poria'' Lang, 1965 *'' Portierella'' Labbe, 1926 *'' Praelaphoidella'' Apostolov, 1991 *'' Psammocamptus'' Mielke, 1975 *'' Pseudocamptus'' Ebert, 1976 *'' Pseudomoraria'' Brancelj, 1994 *'' Rheocamptus'' Borutzky, 1964 *'' Spelaeocamptus'' Chappuis, 1933 *'' Stenocaris'' G. O. Sars, 1909 *'' Stygepactophanes'' Moeschler & Rouch, 1984 *'' Thermomesochra'' Ito & Burton, 1980 *'' Vibriopsyllus'' Kornev & Chertoprud 2008 Indeterminate fossils likely members of the family are known from the late

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of Oman, which were found in a clast of

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from a

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that had likely seeped up through a

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References

* Harpacticoida Copepod families {{copepod-stub