Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Maxillopoda > Subclass Copepoda > Infraclass Neocopepoda > Superorder Podoplea > Order Harpacticoida

Miraciidae Dana, 1846

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Diosaccidae*	G.O. Sars, 1906	synonym

Children

Amphiascopsis Gurney, 1927
Beatricella Scott T., 1905
Diosaccinae Sars, 1906
Mesamphiascus Nicholls, 1941
Miraciinae Dana, 1846
Monardius Huys, 2009
Sarsamphiascus Huys, 2009
Stenheliinae Brady, 1880

Literature

basis of record	Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - 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. 268-280
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). vii, 123 pp.
additional source	Walter, Chad. The world of Copepods.
additional source	Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine harpacticoid copepods. 1997 edition. Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 304 pp.

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Citation

Walter, T. Chad (2014). Miraciidae Dana, 1846. In: Walter, T.C. & Boxshall, G. (2014). World of Copepods database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115163