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Tegastidae
Sign in to saveTegastidae is a family of copepods, which are characterised by having laterally compressed bodies (resembling that of an amphipod), a claw-like mandible in the nauplius stage, and by a modified male genital complex. Species have been described in seven genera. Two species of Smacigastes are found at hydrothermal vents, while the remaining species are found in shallow water, associated with algae, bryozoans and cnidarians, such as corals.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCopepoda
- OrderHarpacticoida
- FamilyTegastidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Tegastidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Bermuda, French Polynesia, United States
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Tegastidae is a family of copepods, which are characterised by having laterally compressed bodies (resembling that of an amphipod), a claw-like mandible in the nauplius stage, and by a modified male genital complex. Species have been described in seven genera. Two species of Smacigastes are found at hydrothermal vents, while the remaining species are found in shallow water, associated with algae, bryozoans and cnidarians, such as corals.
thumb|left|upright|An infestation of Tegastes on an Acroporidae|acroporid The seven genera are: Aglaogastes Huys, 2016 Arawella Cottarelli & Baldari, 1987 Feregastes Fiers, 1986 Parategastes Sars, 1904 Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 Syngastes Monard, 1924 Tegastes Norman, 1903
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