Tags: Crustacean.
Speleophriidae is a family of copepods comprising seven genera. All are restricted to anchialine caves with the exception of Archimisophria which is found in the hyperbenthos of the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. The seven genera are:Archimisophria Boxshall 1983Boxshallia Huys 1988Expansophria Boxshall & Iliffe 1987Huysia Jaume Boxshall & Iliffe 1998Protospeleophria Jaume Boxshall & Iliffe 1998Speleophria Boxshall & Iliffe 1986Speleophriopsis Jaume & Boxshall 1996↑ 1.0 1.1 ↑