| Taxon | Munnopsidae |
|---|---|
| Authority | Lilljeborg, 1864[1] |
| Subdivision ranks | Subfamilies |
| Subdivision | Acanthocopinae Wolff, 1962 Bathyopsurinae Wolff, 1962 Betamorphinae Kussakin, 2003 Eurycopinae Hansen, 1916 Ilyarachninae Hansen, 1916 Lipomerinae Tattersall, 1905 Munnopsinae Lilljeborg, 1864 Storthyngurinae Kussakin, 2003 Syneurycopinae Wolff, 1962 |
| Synonyms |
The family Munnopsidae is a family of asellote isopoda which is one of the most speciose and frequently collected of the known isopod families. As currently structured it consists of nine subfamilies, 44 genera and about 364 species. The Munnopsidae is frequently the most abundant and diverse isopod family in benthic deep−sea communities and also has a wide distribution in cold waters.[2]
Bathyopsurus nybelini, a member of this family, has been known to consume Sargassum that has fallen to the seabed.[3]
Genera within the family Munnopsidae
The following genera are listed for the Munnopsidae:[4]
Acanthocopinae
- Acanthocope Beddard, 1885
Bathyopsurinae
- Bathyopsurus Nordenstam, 1955
- Paropsurus Wolff, 1962
Betamorphinae
- Amuletta Wilson & Thistle, 1985
- Betamorpha Hessler & Thistle, 1975
Eurycopinae
- Baeonectes Wilson, 1982
- Belonectes Wilson & Hessler, 1981
- Disconectes Wilson & Hessler, 1981
- Dubinectes Malyutina & Brandt, 2006
- Eurycope G.O. Sars, 1864
- Gurjanopsis Malyutina & Brandt, 2007
- Microcope Malyutina, 2008
- Tytthocope Wilson & Hessler, 1981
Ilyarachnae
- Aspidarachna G.O. Sars, 1897
- Bathybadistes Hessler & Thistle, 1975
- Echinozone G.O. Sars, 1897
- Epikopais Merrin, 2009
- Ilyarachna G.O. Sars, 1869
- Notopais Hodgson, 1910
- Nyctobadistes Merrin, 2011
- Pseudarachna G.O. Sars, 1897
Lipomerinae
- Coperonus Wilson, 1989
- Hapsidohedra Wilson, 1989
- Lionectes Wilson, 1989
- Lipomera Tattersall, 1905
- Mimocopelates Wilson, 1989
- Munneurycope Stephensen, 1912
- Munnicope Menzies & George, 1972
Munnopsinae
- Acanthamunnopsis Schultz, 1978
- Munnopsis M. Sars, 1861
- Munnopsoides Tattersall, 1905
- Paramunnopsis Hansen, 1916
- Pseudomunnopsis Hansen, 1916
- Munnopsurus Richardson, 1912
Storthyngurinae
- Microprotus Richardson, 1909
- Rectisura Malyutina, 2003
- Storthyngura Vanhöffen, 1914
- Storthyngurella Malyutina, 1999
- Sursumura Malyutina, 2003
- Vanhoeffenura Malyutina, 2004
Syneurycopinae
- Bellibos Haugsness & Hessler, 1979
- Syneurycope Hansen, 1916
References
- ^ "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". ITIS. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Sarah Schnurr & Marina V. Malyutina (2014). "Two new species of the genus Eurycope (Isopoda, Munnopsidae) from Icelandic waters". Vol. 35, no. 2. pp. 361–388.
- ^ Peoples, Logan M.; Gerringer, Mackenzie E.; Weston, Johanna N. J.; León-Zayas, Rosa; Sekarore, Abisage; Sheehan, Grace; Church, Matthew J.; Michel, Anna P. M.; Soule, S. Adam; Shank, Timothy M. (2024-09-11). "A deep-sea isopod that consumes Sargassum sinking from the ocean's surface". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291 (2030). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.0823. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 11387067
- ^ "Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864". World Registry of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 January 2016.