Nototanais antarcticus (Hodgson, 1902)
(From Shiino, 1970

Currently Recognized Species of the Family Nototanaidae

David Drumm¹, Richard Heard², and Kim Larsen³

^1,2Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
³Zoological Museum of Copenhagen

Citation for this web site: Drumm, D., R. Heard, & K. Larsen. 2006, August 29. Tanaidacea Web Site. <http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/tanaids/> Accessed on [Date].

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ORDER TANAIDACEA Dana, 1849

SUBORDER TANAIDOMORPHA Sieg, 1980c

SUPERFAMILY PARATANAOIDEA Lang, 1949

FAMILY NOTOTANAIDAE Sieg, 1976a

• Genus Bathytanaissus Bird & Holdich, 1989b
  • Bathytanaissus spinulosus Bird & Holdich, 1989b Type Species

• Genus Meromonakantha Sieg, 1986b
  • Meromonakantha gilrowei Larsen, 2005
  • Meromonakantha macrocephala (Hansen, 1913) Type Species
  • Meromonakantha natatoris Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, 2007

• Genus Metatanais Shiino, 1952
  • Metatanais cylindricus Shiino, 1952 Type Species

• Genus Nesotanais* Shiino, 1968
  • Nesotanais lacustris Shiino, 1968 Type Species
  • Nesotanais maclaughlinae Gutu & Iliffe, 1989b
  • Nesotanais rugula Bamber et al., 2003

• Genus Nototanais Richardson, 1906
  • Nototanais (=Paratanais) antarcticus (Hodgson, 1902) Type Species
  • Nototanais (=Paratanais) dimorphus (Beddard, 1886a)

• Genus Obesutanais Larsen et al., 2006
  • Obesutanais sigridae Larsen et al., 2006 Type Species

• Genus Paranesotanais Larsen & Shimomura 2008
  • Paranesotanais longicephalus Larsen & Shimomura 2008 Type Species

• Genus Paratyphlotanais Kudinova-Pasternak & Pasternak, 1978
  • Paratyphlotanais (=Typhlotanais) armatus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
  • Paratyphlotanais (=Typhlotanais) gracilipes (Hansen, 1913)
  • Paratyphlotanais japonicus Kudinova-Pasternak, 1984
  • Paratyphlotanais (=Typhlotanais) microcheles (Sars, 1882a)
  • Paratyphlotanais pectinatus Bird, 2004b
  • Paratyphlotanais (=Typhlotanais) richardi (Dollfus, 1897)
  • Paratyphlotanais typicus Kudinova-Pasternak & Pasternak, 1978 Type Species

• Genus Protanaissus Sieg, 1982c
  • Protanaissus alvesi Gutu, 1996d
  • Protanaissus floridensis Larsen & Heard, 2004b
  • Protanaissus (=Typhlotanais) longidactylus (Shiino, 1970) Type species
  • Protanaissus makrotrichos Sieg, 1986a

• Genus Tanaissus Norman & Scott, 1906
  • Tanaissus danica (Hansen, 1910b)
  • Tanaissus (=Leptognathia) lilljeborgi (Stebbing, 1891) Type Species
  • Tanaissus (=Leptotanais) psammophilus (Wallace, 1919)

• Genus Teleotanais Lang, 1956a
  • Teleotanais gerlachi Lang, 1956a Type species

*Nesotanais was originally included in Anarthruridae/Nesotanainae; the taxonomic status of Nesotanainae is uncertain.

Updated
August 4, 2008
D. Drumm.