Candacia

Candacia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Calanoida
Family: Candaciidae
Giesbrecht, 1893
Genus: Candacia
Dana, 1846
Synonyms

(Genus)

  • Candace Dana, 1849
  • Ifionyx Krøyer, 1849
  • Ifionyx Krøyer, 1845
  • Paracandacia Grice, 1963

Candacia is a genus of copepods in the order Calanoida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Candaciidae. The family, Candaciidae, was first described in 1893 by Wilhelm Giesbrecht. The genus, Candacia, was first described in 1846 by James Dwight Dana.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Candacia:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candacia Dana, 1846". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Candaciidae Giesbrecht, 1892-1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  3. ↑ Giesbrecht, W. (1892-1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 19:1-831, pls. 1-54.
  4. ↑ Dana, James Dwight (1846). "Notice of some genera of Cyclopacea". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 18 (118): 181–185. doi:10.1080/037454809494408. Wikidata Q56140288. BHL page 2319517