Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera:

Afrocamptus Chappuis, 1932

Antarctobiotus Chappuis, 1930

Antrocamptus Chappuis, 1956

Arcticocamptus Chappuis, 1928

Attheyella Brady, 1880

Australocamptus Karanovic, 2004

Boreolimella Huys & Thistle, 1989

Bryocamptus Chappuis, 1928

Canthocamptus Westwood, 1836

Ceuthonectes Chappuis, 1923

Cletocamptus Schmankevitsch 1875

Delachauxiella Brehn & Lunz, 1926

Echinocamptus Chappuis, 1929

Elaphoidella Chappuis, 1928

Elaphoidellopsis Apostolov, 1985

Epactophanoides Borutzky, 1966

Ferroniera Labbe, 1924

Fibulacamptus Hamond, 1988

Glaciella Kikuchi, 1994

Gulcamptus Miura, 1969

Hemimesochra G. O. Sars, 1920

Heteropsyllus T. Scott, 1894

Hypocamptus Chappuis, 1929

Isthmiocaris George & Schminke, 2003

Itunella Brady, 1896

Leimia Willey, 1923

Lessinocamptus Stoch, 1997

Ligulocamptus Guo, 1998

Limocamptus Chappuis, 1928

Loefflerella Rouch, 1962

Maraenobiotus Mrázek, 1893

Mesochra Boeck, 1865

Mesopsyllus Por, 1960

Moraria T. & A. Scott, 1893

Morariopsis Borutzky, 1931

Nannomesochra Gurney, 1932

Neoelaphoidella Apostolov, 1975

Neomrazekiella Ozdikmen & Pesce, 2006

Orthopsyllus Brady & Robertson, 1873

Paramorariopsis Brancelj, 1992

Parepactophanes Kunz, 1935

Pesceus Özdikmen, 2008

Pholetiscus Humes, 1947

Phyllocamptus T. Scott, 1899

Pilocamptus Wells, 2007

Pindamoraria Reid & Rocha, 2003

Pordfus Özdikmen, 2008

Poria Lang, 1965

Portierella Labbe, 1926

Praelaphoidella Apostolov, 1991

Psammocamptus Mielke, 1975

Pseudocamptus Ebert, 1976

Pseudomoraria Brancelj, 1994

Rheocamptus Borutzky, 1964

Spelaeocamptus Chappuis, 1933

Stenocaris G. O. Sars, 1909

Stygepactophanes Moeschler & Rouch, 1984

Thermomesochra Ito & Burton, 1980

Vibriopsyllus Kornev & Chertoprud 2008

Indeterminate fossils likely members of the family are known from the late Carboniferous of Oman, which were found in a clast of bitumen from a diamictite that had likely seeped up through a subglacial lake.

Canthocamptidae

References

Harpacticoida

Copepod families

Canthocamptidae