Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Cyclopoida > Suborder Ergasilida

Saccopsidae Lützen, 1964

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Melinnacheridae*	Bresciani & Lutzen, 1975	synonym

Children

Euchonicolinae Boxshall, O'Reilly, Sikorski & Summerfield, 2019
Saccopsinae Lutzen, 1964

Literature

original description	Lützen, J. (1964). Parasitic copepods from marine polychaetes of eastern North America. Naturaliste Canadien, Quebec 91(10) (= (3)3510):255-267. (x-1964)
basis of record	Boxshall, G. (2001). Copepoda (excl. Harpacticoida), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 252-268
additional source	Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp.
additional source	Bresciani, J. & J. Lützen. (1975). Melinnacheres ergasiloides M. Sars, a parasitic copepod of the polychaete Melinna cristata , with notes on multiple infections caused by annelidicolous copepods. Ophelia. 13(1-2): 31-41. (Mar 1975).

Genbank

Citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Saccopsidae Lützen, 1964. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128594