Tainisopidea

Tainisopidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Tainisopidea
Brandt & Poore, 2003

Tainisopidea is a suborder of freshwater isopods living in relictual environments.[1] Members of this group use drag powered swimming to move around.[2]

Taxonomy

Tainisopidae contains nine species, distributed into one family and two genera:[3]

  • Tainisopidae
    • Pygolabis
      • P. eberhardi
      • P. gascoyne
      • P. humphreysi
      • P. paraburdoo
      • P. weeliwolli
    • Tainisopus
      • T. fontinalis
      • T. napierensis

References

  1. ^ https://connectsci.au/is/article-abstract/17/6/893/15561/Higher-classification-of-the-flabelliferan-and
  2. ^ https://eol.org/pages/45469640
  3. ^ "World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans - Tainisopus Wilson & Ponder, 1992".
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