Asterocheridae is a family 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 belonging to the order
Siphonostomatoida
Siphonostomatoida is an order (biology), order of copepods, containing around 75% of all the copepods that parasitise fishes. Their success has been linked to their possession of siphon-like mandibles and of a "frontal filament" to aid attachment ...
.
Genera
Genera:
* ''
Acontiophorus''
Brady, 1880
* ''
Andapontius''
Lee, J. & I.H.Kim, 2017
* ''
Asterocheres''
Boeck, 1859
References
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Siphonostomatoida
Copepod families