Ischnomesidae is a family of
isopods
Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...
belonging to the suborder
Asellota
Asellota is a suborder of isopod crustaceans found in marine and freshwater environments. Roughly one-quarter of all marine isopods belong to this suborder. Members of this suborder are readily distinguished from other isopods by their complex c ...
.
Genera
The family contains the following genera:
* ''
Contrarimesus''
Kavanagh & Wilson, 2007
* ''
Cornuamesus''
Kavanagh & Wilson, 2007
* ''
Fortimesus''
Kavanagh & Wilson, 2007
* ''
Gracilimesus''
Kavanagh & Wilson, 2007
* ''
Haplomesus''
Richardson, 1908
* ''
Heteromesus''
Richardson, 1908
* ''
Ischnomesus''
Richardson, 1908
* ''
Mixomesus''
Wolff, 1962
* ''
Stylomesus''
Wolff, 1956
References
Isopod families
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