Abnitocrella

Abnitocrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: Abnitocrella
Karanovic, 2006
Type species
Abnitocrella halsei Karanovic, 2006[1]

Abnitocrella is a genus of crustaceans in the family Ameiridae belonging to the order Harpacticoida,[1] and was first described in 2006 by Tomislav Karanovic.[1][2] The genus name, Abnitocrella, derives from the Latin preposition "ab" ( "from") and the generic name Nitocrella.[2] The type species is Abnitocrella halsei.[1][2]

Description

Abnitocrella species differ from Nitocrella species by the very reduced fifth leg, by the reduced armature of the antennal exopod, and by the male's loss of the sixth leg.[2]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abnitocrella Karanovic, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c d T. Karanovic (2006). "Subterranean copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) from the Pilbara region in Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement. 70 (1): 1-236 [167]. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0313-122X.70.2006.001-239. ISSN 0313-122X. Wikidata Q104204670.