Hirsutiidae

Hirsutiidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Bochusacea
Gutu & Iliffe, 1998
Family: Hirsutiidae
Sanders, Hessler & Garner, 1985
Genera
  • Hirsutia Saunders, Hessler & Garner, 1985
  • Thetispelecaris Gutu & Iliffe, 1998
  • Montucaris Jaume, Boxshall & Bamber, 2006

Hirsutiidae is a family of crustaceans, classified either as a separate order, Bochusacea, or as part of a wider Mictacea. It comprises five species in three genera:

  • Hirsutia bathyalis Saunders, Hessler & Garner, 1985
  • Hirsutia saundersetalia Just & Poore, 1988
  • Thetispelecaris remex Gutu & Iliffe, 1998
  • Thetispelecaris yurigako Ohtsuka, Hanamura & Kase, 2002
  • Montucaris distincta Jaume, Boxshall & Bamber, 2006