Scyphacidae
Appearance
Scyphacidae | |
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Scyphax ornatus, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Infraorder: | Holoverticata |
Family: | Scyphacidae |
Synonyms | |
Actaeciidae |
Scyphacidae is a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda. There are about 7 genera and more than 30 described species in Scyphacidae.[1][2]
Genera
These seven genera belong to the family Scyphacidae:
- Actaecia Dana, 1853
- Haloniscus Chilton, 1920
- Marioniscus Barnard, 1932
- Quelpartoniscus Kwon, 1995
- Scyphacella Smith, 1873
- Scyphax Dana, 1853
- Scyphoniscus Chilton, 1901
Taxonomy
The genus Scyphoniscus was moved by Schmidt (2002) from Scyphacidae to Detonidae, and this combination was reflected in a catalogue by Schmalfuss (2003). However, in a more recent paper (Schmidt & Leistikow 2004: Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda. - Steentstrupia 28: 1-118) the genus was included again in Scyphacidae.
References
- ^ "Scyphacidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "Scyphacidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
Further reading
- Stebbing, Thomas Roscoe Rede (1893). A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton.