Entomolepididae Brady 1899
Creators: name: Farias, Amilcar
name: Santana, Alisson
name: Neves, Elizabeth G.
name: Johnsson, Rodrigo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Copepoda
Siphonostomatoida
Entomolepididae

description: Key to the species of the family Entomolepididae Brady, 1899 (adapted from Borges et al. (2021)
1. Pedigerous somite 3 and 4 fused ...................................................................................................... 2
– Pedigerous somites 3 and 4 not fused ............................................................................................... 8
2. Most of urosome exposed ................................................................................................................. 3
– Most of urosome hidden under body shield ..................................................................................... 4
3. Antennule 18-segmented with aesthetasc on segment 15, L 4 reduced to a knob .............................. ................................................................................................... Parmulella emarginata Stock, 1992
– Antennule 17-segmented with aesthetasc on segment 16, L 4 biramous with 3-segmented rami ........................................................................ Neoparmulella periperiensis Farias et al., 2020
4. P3 biramous ...................................................................................................................................... 5
– P3 uniramous (Paralepeopsyllus Ummerkutty, 1960) ..................................................................... 6
5. P4 reduced to a knob and antennule 17-segmented ................. Parmulodes verrucosa Wilson, 1944
– P4 absent and antennule 16-segmented .................... Parmulopsyllus iamarinoi Borges et al., 2021
6. Antennule 15-segmented ................................................... Paralepeopsylllus leei Lee & Kim, 2017
– Antennule 14-segmented .................................................................................................................. 7
7. Third exopodal segment of P3 with 3 setae ...... Paralepeopsyllus mannarensis Ummerkutty, 1960
– Third exopodal segment of P3 with 4 spines and 3 setae ................................................................... .............................................................................. Paralepeopsyllus dambayensis Lee & Kim, 2017
8. P4 absent (Entomolepis Brady, 1899) ............................................................................................... 9
– P4 present ........................................................................................................................................ 10
9. Caudal ramus 5–6× as long as wide ............................................... Entomolepis ovalis Brady, 1899
– Caudal ramus at least 10 × as long as wide ........................ Entomolepis hamondi McKinnon, 1988
10. P4 endopod reduced to a small segment (Lepeopsyllus Thompson & Scott, 1903) ........................11
– P4 endopod absent .......................................................................................................................... 12
11. Female antennule 15-segmented .............................. Lepeopsyllus typicus Thompson & Scott, 1903
– Female antennule 13-segmented ................................ Lepeopsyllus ovalis Thompson & Scott, 1903
12. Three postgenital somites in female and four in male (Spongiopsyllus Johnsson, 2000) .............. 13
– Two postgenital somites in female and three in male (Entomopsyllus McKinnon, 1988) ............. 19
13. Female antennule 14-segmented ................................. Spongiopsyllus atypicus Canário et al., 2019
– Female antennule with 15 or more segments ................................................................................. 14
14. Female antennule 15-segmente .................................. Spongiopsyllus redactus Canário et al., 2012
– Female antennule with 16 or more segments ................................................................................. 15
15. Female antennule 16-segmented ..................................................................................................... 16
– Female antennule 17-segmented ................................... Spongiopsyllus adventicius Johnsson, 2000
16. Maxillule inner lobe with 4 setae .................................................................................................... 17
– Maxillule inner lobe with at least 3 setae ....................................................................................... 18
17. Maxilliped endopod formula (2,1,1+claw) ..................................... Spongiopsyllus aramisi sp. nov.
– Maxilliped endopod formula (2,2,0+claw) .................................... Spongiopsyllus porthosi sp. nov.
18. Maxilliped endopod formula (2,1,1+claw), maxillule inner lobe with 3 setae ................................... ............................................................................................................ Spongiopsyllus athosi sp. nov.
– Maxilliped endopod formula (1,1,1+claw), maxillule inner lobe with 2 setae ................................... ................................................................................. Spongiopsyllus intermedius Borges et al. 2021
19. Endopod of P1 shorter than exopod ................................ Entomopsyllus nichollsi McKinnon, 1988
– Endopod of P1 shorter than exopod ................................................................................................ 20
20. Female antennule 15-segmented; third exopodal segment of P4 showing 2 setae ............................. ........................................................................................................ Entomopsyllus stocki Kim, 2004
– Female antennule with more than 16-segments; third exopodal segment of P4 showing 3 or more setae ................................................................................................................................................ 21
21. Female antennule 16-segmented; third exopodal segment of P4 showing 3 setae ............................. .................................................................................................. Entomopsyllus adriae (Eiselt, 1959)
– Female antennule 17-segmented; third exopodal segment of P4 showing 4 setae ............................. ............................................................................... Entomopsyllus brevicaudatus Lee & Kim, 2017
description: Published as part of Farias, Amilcar, Santana, Alisson, Neves, Elizabeth G. & Johnsson, Rodrigo, 2024, Three new species of Spongiopsyllus Johnsson, 2000 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Entomolepididae) associated with Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Todos-os-Santos Bay, Northeastern Brazil, pp. 37-59 in European Journal of Taxonomy 968 on pages 54-55, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2715, http://zenodo.org/record/14014080