Cryptopontius capitalis is a species of copepods in the family Artotrogidae from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is an ectoparasitic on the sponges Crella (Crella) elegans, Oscarella lobularis and Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Siphonostomatoida |
| Family: | Artotrogidae |
| Genus: | Cryptopontius |
| Species: | C. capitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptopontius capitalis (Giesbrecht, 1895)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Dyspontius capitalis Giesbrecht, 1895 | |
References edit
- ^ The subfamilies, genera, and species of the copepod family Ascomyzontidæ, Thorell: Diagnosis, synonymy, and distribution. W Giesbrecht - Journal of Natural History, 1895
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