Hirsutiidae 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
crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
s, classified either as a separate order, Bochusacea,
or as part of a wider
Mictacea
Mictacea is a monotypic order of crustaceans. It was originally erected for three species of small shrimp-like animals of the deep sea and anchialine caves. They were placed in two families, the Mictocarididae and Hirsutiidae, but Hirsutiidae ...
. It comprises five species in three genera:
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Hirsutia bathyalis''
Saunders, Hessler & Garner, 1985
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Hirsutia saundersetalia''
Just & Poore, 1988
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Thetispelecaris remex''
Gutu & Iliffe, 1998
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Thetispelecaris yurigako''
Ohtsuka, Hanamura & Kase, 2002
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Montucaris distincta''
Jaume, Boxshall & Bamber, 2006
See also
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Mictocaris
''Mictocaris halope'' is the only species of cave crustacean in the monotypic genus ''Mictocaris''. It is placed in its own family, Mictocarididae, and is sometimes considered the only member of the order Mictacea. ''Mictocaris'' is endemic to ...
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References
Malacostraca families
Taxa described in 1985
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