LAOPHONTIDAE Scott T., 1904
(a family of copepods)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyLAOPHONTIDAE (a family of copepods)
OrderHARPACTICOIDA (an order of copepods)
SuperorderPODOPLEA (a superorder of crustaceans)
InfraclassNeocopepoda (an infraclass of crustaceans)
SubclassCOPEPODA (copepods)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Huys, R. & Lee, W. 2009 Proposal of Marbefia, gen. n. and Inermiphonte, gen. n., including updated keys to the species of Pseudonychocamptus Lang, 1944 and Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae) ZooKeys 23: 1-38.

LAOPHONTIDAE (a family of copepods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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