The Crinoniscidae are a family of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Cymothoida. The original description was made by Bonnier in 1900.Bonnier, J. (1900). Contribution a l'étude des épicarides. Les Bopyridae. Travaux de la Station Zoologique de Wimereux 8: 1-475, pls. 1-41. Members of this family are parasites, mostly on other crustaceans. Crinoniscus equitans is parasitic on the barnacle, Balanus perforatus.
The family contains these genera and species:World Register of Marine Species
Crinoniscus Perez, 1900 Crinoniscus cephalatus Hosie, 2008 Crinoniscus equitans Perez, 1900 Crinoniscus politosummus Hosie, 2008 Proteolepas Darwin, 1854 Proteolepas bivincta Darwin, 1854
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