Echinosocius
| Echinosocius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Taeniacanthidae |
| Genus: | Echinosocius Humes & Cressey, 1961 |
Echinosocius is a genus of copepods in the family Taeniacanthidae. The feature that best distinguishes this genus from others in its family is the maxillipeds, which are pear-shaped, non-prehensile and clawless in females. All known species of this genus were collected from Diadema setosum, a species of sea urchin.[1]
Species
Echinosocius contains the following species:[2]
- Echinosocius dentatus Humes & Cressey, 1961
- Echinosocius elatensis Jacob-Judah, 1975
- Echinosocius finitimus Dojiri & Humes, 1982
- Echinosocius gulicolus Dojiri & Humes, 1982
- Echinosocius pectinatus Humes & Cressey, 1961
References
- ↑ Dojiri, M.; Cressey, Roger F. (1987). "Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) parasitic on fishes and sea urchins". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (447). doi:10.5479/si.00810282.447.i. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Walter TC, Boxshall G, eds. (2026). "Echinosocius Humes & Cressey, 1961". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 July 2026.