Speleophriidae

Speleophriidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Misophrioida
Family: Speleophriidae
Boxshall & Jaume, 2000

Speleophriidae is a family of copepods, comprising seven genera. All are restricted to anchialine caves, with the exception of Archimisophria, which is found in the hyperbenthos of the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The genera are:

  • Archimisophria Boxshall, 1983
  • Boxshallia Huys, 1988
  • Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1987
  • Huysia Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
  • Mexicophria Boxshall, Zylinski, Jaume, Iliffe & Suárez-Morales, 2014
  • Protospeleophria Jaume, Boxshall & Iliffe, 1998
  • Speleophria Boxshall & Iliffe, 1986
  • Speleophriopsis Jaume & Boxshall, 1996