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Asterocheridae Giesbrecht, 1899

109248 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109248)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Maxillopoda (Class)
  6. Siphonostomatoida (Order)
  7. Asterocheridae (Family)
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Family
Siphonostomatoida

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  1. Genus Acontiophorus Brady, 1880
  2. Genus Amalomyzon Kim in Kim & Lee, 2023
  3. Genus Asterocheres Boeck, 1859
  4. Genus Asterocheroides Malt, 1991
  5. Genus Asteropontella Stock, 1989
  6. Genus Asteropontius Thompson & Scott in Herdman, 1903
  7. Genus Asteropontoides Stock, 1975
  8. Genus Asteropontopsis Stock, 1987
  9. Genus Australomyzon Nicholls, 1944
  10. Genus Bythocheres Humes, 1988
  11. Genus Cecidomyzon Stock, 1981
  12. Genus Cephalocheres Kim, 2010
  13. Genus Chelacheres Stock & Humes, 1995
  14. Genus Cheramomyzon Humes, 1989
  15. Genus Cletopontius Thompson & Scott in Herdman, 1903
  16. Genus Collocheres Canu, 1893
  17. Genus Collocherides Stock, 1971
  18. Genus Cyclocheres Kim, 2010
  19. Genus Cystomyzon Stock, 1981
  20. Genus Darumamyzon Ogawa & Matsuzaki, 2015
  21. Genus Dermatomyzon Claus, 1889
  22. Genus Discopontius Nicholls, 1944
  23. Genus Dokdocheres Kim in Kim & Lee, 2023
  24. Genus Doropontius Thompson & Scott in Herdman, 1903
  25. Genus Gascardama Kim, 2010
  26. Genus Gerulusosacculus Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004
  27. Genus Glyptocheres Humes, 1987
  28. Genus Gomumucheres Humes, 1996
  29. Genus Hammatimyzon Stock, 1981
  30. Genus Hermacheres Stock, 1987
  31. Genus Hetairosyna Humes, 1991
  32. Genus Hetairosynella Kim, 2010
  33. Genus Hetairosynopsis Humes, 1996
  34. Genus Humescheres Kim, 2005
  35. Genus Humesimyzon Kim, 2010
  36. Genus Indomyzon Ummerkutty, 1966
  37. Genus Inermocheres Boxshall, 1990
  38. Genus Kimcheres Bandera & Conradi, 2016
  39. Genus Kolocheres Johnsson, 1999
  40. Genus Laperocheres Ivanenko, 1998
  41. Genus Meandromyzon Stock, 1989
  42. Genus Mesocheres Norman & Scott, 1905
  43. Genus Mimacheres Leigh-Sharpe, 1934
  44. Genus Monocheres Stock, 1966
  45. Genus Neoasterocheres Canário, Da Rocha, Neves & Johnsson, 2017
  46. Genus Obesiella Ridewood, 1903
  47. Genus Oedomyzon Stock, 1981
  48. Genus Onychocheres Stock & Gooding, 1986
  49. Genus Ophiurocheres Humes, 1998
  50. Genus Orecturus Humes, 1992
  51. Genus Paracontiophorus Eiselt, 1961
  52. Genus Parasterocheres Humes, 1996
  53. Genus Parasteropontius Johnsson, 1999
  54. Genus Paurocheres Lee & Kim, 2018
  55. Genus Peltomyzon Stock, 1975
  56. Genus Phyllocheres Humes, 1996
  57. Genus Platymyzon Lee & Kim, 2018
  58. Genus Psilomyzon Stock, 1965
  59. Genus Rhynchomyzon Giesbrecht, 1895
  60. Genus Scottocheres Giesbrecht, 1897
  61. Genus Setacheres Johnsson, Bahia & Neves, 2016
  62. Genus Sinopontius Boxshall, 1990
  63. Genus Siphonopontius Malt, 1991
  64. Genus Stenomyzon Kim, 2010
  65. Genus Stockmyzon Bandera & Huys, 2008
  66. Genus Thermocheres Kim, 2010
  67. Genus Tuphacheres Stock, 1965
  68. Genus Tychomyzon Humes, 1991
  69. Genus Ascomyzon Thorell, 1859 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (synonym)
  70. Genus Asterochaeres Thorell, 1860 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859
  71. Genus Caecidomyzon Stock, 1981 accepted as Cecidomyzon Stock, 1981 (misspelling)
  72. Genus Clausomyzon Giesbrecht, 1895 accepted as Collocheres Canu, 1893 (synonym)
  73. Genus Cyclopicera Brady, 1872 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (synonym)
  74. Genus Echinocheres Claus, 1889 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (synonym)
  75. Genus Echinocheres Hansen, 1902 accepted as Calverocheres Wilson, 1932
  76. Genus Isopodius Krichagin, 1873 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (synonym)
  77. Genus Kolomyzon Johnsson, 1997 accepted as Kolocheres Johnsson, 1999 (unpublished name from thesis)
  78. Genus Leptomyzon G.O. Sars, 1915 accepted as Collocheres Canu, 1893 (synonym)
  79. Genus Lernaeomyzon Nordmann, 1832 accepted as Collocheres Canu, 1893
  80. Genus Madacheres Humes, 1996 accepted as Asterocheres Boeck, 1859 (synonym)
  81. Genus Solenostoma Brady & Robertson, 1873 accepted as Acontiophorus Brady, 1880 (preoccupied)
  82. Genus Asteroclieres (uncertain, unassessed)
  83. Genus Asteroponrius (uncertain, unassessed)
  84. Genus Cherarnomyzon (uncertain, unassessed)
  85. Genus Cystoinyzon (uncertain, unassessed)
  86. Genus Selenodiscus Brady, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as genus inquirendum by Boxshall & Halsey, 2004)
  87. Genus Uperogcos Hesse, 1867 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, listed as genus inquirendum by Boxshall & Halsey, 2004)
marine
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Asterocheridae Giesbrecht, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109248 on 2026-09-12
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2006-11-09 23:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Boxshall, G. A.; Halsey, S. H. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. Ray Society, London, 2 vols, 966 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source Boxshall, G. A.; Halsey, S. H. (2004). An introduction to copepod diversity. Ray Society, London, 2 vols, 966 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Maxillopoda (Class) > Copepoda (Subclass) > Neocopepoda (Infraclass) > Podoplea (Superorder) > Siphonostomatoida (Order) > Asterocheridae (Family) [details]
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