Canthocamptidae is a family of copepods. Most of the 700 species are confined to fresh water, although there are also marine species. It contains the following genera:
- Afrocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1932</small>
- Antarctobiotus <small>Chappuis, 1930</small>
- Antrocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1956</small>
- Arcticocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1928</small>
- Attheyella <small>Brady, 1880</small>
- Australocamptus <small>Karanovic, 2004</small>
- Boreolimella <small>Huys & Thistle, 1989</small>
- Bryocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1928</small>
- Canthocamptus <small>Westwood, 1836</small>
- Ceuthonectes <small>Chappuis, 1923</small>
- Cletocamptus <small>Schmankevitsch 1875</small>
- Delachauxiella <small>Brehn & Lunz, 1926</small>
- Echinocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1929</small>
- Elaphoidella <small>Chappuis, 1928</small>
- Elaphoidellopsis <small>Apostolov, 1985</small>
- Epactophanoides <small>Borutzky, 1966</small>
- Ferroniera <small>Labbe, 1924</small>
- Fibulacamptus <small>Hamond, 1988</small>
- Glaciella <small>Kikuchi, 1994</small>
- Gulcamptus <small>Miura, 1969</small>
- Hemimesochra <small>G. O. Sars, 1920</small>
- Heteropsyllus <small>T. Scott, 1894</small>
- Hypocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1929</small>
- Isthmiocaris <small>George & Schminke, 2003</small>
- Itunella <small>Brady, 1896</small>
- Kikuchicamptus
- Leimia <small>Willey, 1923</small>
- Lessinocamptus <small>Stoch, 1997</small>
- Ligulocamptus <small>Guo, 1998</small>
- Limocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1928</small>
- Loefflerella <small>Rouch, 1962</small>
- Maraenobiotus <small>Mrázek, 1893</small>
- Mesochra <small>Boeck, 1865</small>
- Mesopsyllus <small>Por, 1960</small>
- Moraria <small>T. & A. Scott, 1893</small>
- Morariopsis <small>Borutzky, 1931</small>
- Nannomesochra <small>Gurney, 1932</small>
- Neoelaphoidella <small>Apostolov, 1975</small>
- Neomrazekiella <small>Ozdikmen & Pesce, 2006</small>
- Orthopsyllus <small>Brady & Robertson, 1873</small>
- Paramorariopsis <small>Brancelj, 1992</small>
- Parepactophanes <small>Kunz, 1935</small>
- Pesceus <small>ÃÂzdikmen, 2008</small>
- Pholetiscus <small>Humes, 1947</small>
- Phyllocamptus <small>T. Scott, 1899</small>
- Pilocamptus <small>Wells, 2007</small>
- Pindamoraria <small>Reid & Rocha, 2003</small>
- Pordfus <small>ÃÂzdikmen, 2008</small>
- Poria <small>Lang, 1965</small>
- Portierella <small>Labbe, 1926</small>
- Praelaphoidella <small>Apostolov, 1991</small>
- Psammocamptus <small>Mielke, 1975</small>
- Pseudocamptus <small>Ebert, 1976</small>
- Pseudomoraria <small>Brancelj, 1994</small>
- Rheocamptus <small>Borutzky, 1964</small>
- Spelaeocamptus <small>Chappuis, 1933</small>
- Stenocaris <small>G. O. Sars, 1909</small>
- Stygepactophanes <small>Moeschler & Rouch, 1984</small>
- Thermomesochra <small>Ito & Burton, 1980</small>
- Vibriopsyllus <small>Kornev & Chertoprud 2008</small>
Indeterminate fossils likely members of the family are known from the late Carboniferous of Oman, which were found in a clast of bitumen from a diamictite that had likely seeped up through a subglacial lake.
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