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'''Tantulocarida''' is a group of [[parasite|parasitic]] [[crustacean]]s that consists of about |
'''Tantulocarida''' is a highly specialised group of [[parasite|parasitic]] [[crustacean]]s that consists of about 33 [[species]], treated as a subclass of the [[Class (biology)|class]] [[Maxillopoda]] ([[copepod]]s and [[barnacle]]s). They are typically [[ectoparasite]]s that infest [[copepod]]s, [[isopod]]s, [[tanaidacea|tanaids]], amphipods and [[ostracod]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Tantulocarida, a new class of Crustacea ectoparasitic on other crustaceans |author=Geoffrey A. Boxshall & Roger J. Lincoln |journal=[[Journal of Crustacean Biology]] |volume=3 |issue=1 |year=1983 |pages=1–16 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1547849}}</ref> Members of this subclass are minute — less than {{convert|0.3|mm|in}} in length and have a dramatic reduction in body form compared to other [[crustacean]]s, with an unsegmented sac-like [[thorax]] and a much reduced [[abdomen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessscience.com/abstract.aspx?id=677750 |title=Tantulocarida |work=AccessScience Encyclopedia |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]] |accessdate=December 31, 2009}}</ref> One tantulocarid species, ''Tantulacus dieteri'', is the [[Smallest organisms#Arthropods|world's smallest arthropod]], with a total body length of only {{convert|85|um}}.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Tantulocarida Crustacea) from the Southern Ocean deep sea, and the description of three new species of ''Tantulacus'' Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992 |author=Inga Mohrbeck, Pedro Martínez Arbizu & Thomas Glatzel |journal=[[Systematic Parasitology]] |volume=77 |issue=2 |year=2010 |pages=131–151 |url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/k5547q14j2332361}}</ref> |
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Tantulocarida is a highly specialised group of parasitic crustaceans that consists of about 33 species, treated as a subclass of the class Maxillopoda (copepods and barnacles). They are typically ectoparasites that infest copepods, isopods, tanaids, amphipods and ostracods.[2] Members of this subclass are minute — less than 0.3 millimetres (0.012 in) in length and have a dramatic reduction in body form compared to other crustaceans, with an unsegmented sac-like thorax and a much reduced abdomen.[3] One tantulocarid species, Tantulacus dieteri, is the world's smallest arthropod, with a total body length of only 85 micrometres (0.0033 in).[4]
Classification
Four families are recognised:[5]
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Basipodellidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1983:[6]
Doryphallophoridae Huys, 1991:[7]
Microdajidae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987:[8]
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Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987:[9]
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References
Wikispecies has information related to Tantulocarida.
- ^ "Tantulocarida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Geoffrey A. Boxshall & Roger J. Lincoln (1983). "Tantulocarida, a new class of Crustacea ectoparasitic on other crustaceans". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 3 (1): 1–16.
- ^ "Tantulocarida". AccessScience Encyclopedia. McGraw-Hill. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Inga Mohrbeck, Pedro Martínez Arbizu & Thomas Glatzel (2010). "Tantulocarida Crustacea) from the Southern Ocean deep sea, and the description of three new species of Tantulacus Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992". Systematic Parasitology. 77 (2): 131–151.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Tantulocarida". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Basipodellidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Doryphallophoridae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Microdajidae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Geoff Boxshall (August 20, 2008). T. Chad Walter & Geoff Boxshall (ed.). "Deoterthridae". World Copepoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2009.