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Cryptic Isopods
Cryptoniscoidea
Epicaridea is a former suborder of isopods, now treated as part of the suborder Cymothoida. They are ectoparasites that inhabit other crustaceans, namely ostracods, copepods, barnacles and malacostracans. The suborder is found globally. About 704 species have been recorded. Epicaridea are generally less well researched than other isopods.
10 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Cryptoniscidae
familyCryptoniscidae
Dajidae
familyDajidae
Cabiropidae
familyCabiropidae
Hemioniscidae
familyHemioniscidae
Asconiscidae
familyAsconiscidae
Crinoniscidae
familyCrinoniscidae
Cyproniscidae
familyCyproniscidae
Entophilidae
familyEntophilidae
Podasconidae
familyPodasconidae
Stellatoniscidae
familyStellatoniscidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cryptoniscoidea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 343796.