Tortanidae

Tortanidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Subclass:	Copepoda
Superorder:	Gymnoplea
Order:	Calanoida
Superfamily:	Diaptomoidea
Family:	Tortanidae
Genus
	Tortanus

Tortanidae is a family of copepods within the order Calanoida.^[1]^[2] It is part of the superfamily Diaptomoidea.^[3] The tropicus group of this species can be found in the tropical and subtropical waters of Southeast Asia. The groups are distinguishable by their genitals and their tails.

References

^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tortanidae Sars G.O., 1902". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
^ "Browse taxonomic tree". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ Desreumaux, C.; Razouls, F.; de Bovée, N. "Tortanidae Family - Marine Planktonic Copepods". copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Vengassi, F. (n.d.). A new species of Tortanus (Atortus) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Tortanidae) from Minicoy Island, southeastern Arabian Sea. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 43(5), 425–436.

[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tortanidae Sars G.O., 1902". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-08-27.

[2] "Browse taxonomic tree". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[3] Desreumaux, C.; Razouls, F.; de Bovée, N. "Tortanidae Family - Marine Planktonic Copepods". copepodes.obs-banyuls.fr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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