Parastenocarididae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
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 in the order
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida is an Order (biology), order of copepods, in the subphylum Crustacean, Crustacea. This order comprises 463 genus, genera and about 3,000 species; its members are benthic copepods found throughout the world in the marine environment ...
adapted to life in
groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and Pore space in soil, soil pore spaces and in the fractures of stratum, rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available fresh water in the world is groundwater. A unit ...
. It contains the following genera:
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Asiacaris''
Cottarelli, Bruno & Berera, 2010
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Brasilibathynellocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Brinckicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Clujensicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Dussartstenocaris''
Karanovic & Cooper, 2011
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Eirinicaris''
Corgosinho, 2017
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Enckellicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Entzicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Fontinalicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Forficatocaris''
Jakobi, 1969
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Italicocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Kinnecaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Lacustricaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Macacocaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Michelicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Monodicaris''
Schminke, 2009
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Murunducaris''
Reid, 1994
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Nanacaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Nipponicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Oshimaensicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Pannonicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Parastenocaris''
Kessler, 1913
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Phreaticaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Potamocaris''
Dussart, 1979
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Proserpinicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Remaneicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Simplicaris''
Galassi & De Laurentiis, 2004
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Siolicaris''
Jakobi, 1972
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Stammericaris''
Jakobi, 1972
References
External links
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Harpacticoida
Copepod families
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