Hatschekiidae is a family of copepods in the order Siphonostomatoida.
Taxonomy and history The family Hatschekiidae was established by Polish parasitologist Zbigniew Kabata in 1979 with Hatschekia as the type genus. Kabata erected the family to accommodate the existing genera of Bassettithia, Congericola, Hatschekia, Prohatschekia, and Pseudocongericola. Nine genera are currently recognised.
Classification This family includes the following genera: Bassettithia Wilson, 1922 Brachihatschekia Castro-Romero & Baeza-Kuroki, 1989 Congericola Beneden, 1854 Hatschekia Poche, 1902 Laminohatschekia Boxshall, 1989 Mihbaicola Uyeno, 2013 Prohatschekia Nunes-Ruivo, 1954 Pseudocongericola Yü, 1933 Wynnowenia Boxshall, 1987
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