The poecilostome lineage lies within the order Cyclopoida (Khodami et al., 2017), and most families formerly included in Poecilostomatoida are now included in the suborder Ergasilida (Khodami et al., 2019).
Khodami, S., N.F. Mercado-Salas, D. Tang & P. Martinez Arbizu. (2019). Molecular evidence for the retention of the Thaumatopsyllidae in the order Cyclopoida (Copepoda) and establishment of four suborders and two families within the Cyclopoida. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 138:43-52., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.05.019[details] Available for editors
RAS (2025). Ergasilida. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1381349 on 2025-05-20
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Ergasilida. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1381349 on 2025-05-20
original descriptionKhodami, S., N.F. Mercado-Salas, D. Tang & P. Martinez Arbizu. (2019). Molecular evidence for the retention of the Thaumatopsyllidae in the order Cyclopoida (Copepoda) and establishment of four suborders and two families within the Cyclopoida. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 138:43-52., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.05.019[details] Available for editors
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