Pseudocyclopidae
Family of crustaceans
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Pseudocyclopidae (/ˌsuːdoʊˌsaɪkləˈpɪdiː/) is a family of copepods belonging to the order Calanoida.[1] They include genera such as Badijella, Boholina, and Brattstromia.[2] Additionally, they are found in marine environments, particularly in waters immediately over the seabed from coastal zones to the edge of the continental shelf.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Calanoida |
| Family: | Pseudocyclopidae |
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Giesbrecht identified the Pseudocyclopidae family in 1893, which includes copepods with distinct morphological characteristics such as the absence of an aesthetasc on the fourth antennular segment and a well-developed, elongated two-segmented mandibular endopod with ten terminal setae.[4][3]
Classification
Wilhelm Giesbrecht (Prussian Zoologist Born in Gdańsk)[5] contributed to the identification and classification of the Pseudocyclopidae family in 1892-1893 as an epilogue of his work on copepods, particularly in his installment Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.[6][7][8]