Candacia is a genus of copepods in the order Calanoida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Candaciidae. The family, Candaciidae, was first described in 1893 by Wilhelm Giesbrecht.Giesbrecht, W. (1892-1893). Systematik und Faunistik der pelagischen Copepoden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Systematics and faunistics of the pelagic copepods of the Gulf of Naples and the adjacent marine areas. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der Angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. 19:1-831, pls. 1-54. The genus, Candacia, was first described in 1846 by James Dwight Dana.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Candacia:
Candacia armata Candacia bipinnata Candacia bispinosa Candacia bradyi Candacia catula Candacia cheirura Candacia columbiae Candacia curta Candacia discaudata Candacia elongata Candacia ethiopica Candacia falcifera Candacia giesbrechti Candacia ginuensis Candacia guggenheimi Candacia ishimarui Candacia ketchumi Candacia longimana Candacia magna Candacia maxima Candacia pachydactyla Candacia paenelongimana Candacia parafalcifera Candacia pofi Candacia samassae Candacia simplex Candacia tenuimana Candacia truncata Candacia tuberculata Candacia varicans Candacia worthingtoni
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