Janiridae Sars, 1897

Doti, Brenda Lía & Wilson, George D. F., 2010, The genera Carpias Richardson, Ianiropsis Sars and Janaira Moreira & Pires (Isopoda: Asellota: Janiridae) from Australia, with description of three new species, Zootaxa 2625, pp. 1-39 : 3

Janiridae Sars, 1897

Type genus. Janira Leach, 1814 .

Remarks. A diagnosis for the Janiridae sensu lato is not provided owing to the non-monophyly of the family ( Wilson & Wägele, 1994). The genera Carpias , Ianiropsis , Janaira , Janira , Janiralata and Iathrippa represent the basal janirids (Wilson, 1994), which are characterised by relatively unmodified uropods and antennulae. In this paper, we deal with species belonging to the genera Carpias , Ianiropsis and Janaira : their diagnostic features and the geographic distribution are discussed. In the review of the family, Wilson and Wägele (1994) presented detailed diagnoses, written in parallel style for the recognised genera of Janiridae . The following generic diagnoses include characters that primarily distinguish the three genera treated here, and may not include those characters common to most Janiridae .