Cyproideidae
| Cyproideidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Gammaridea |
| Superfamily: | Stenothoidea |
| Family: | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974 |
| Genera | |
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18, see text | |
Cyproideidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Eighteen genera[1] and 43 species[2] have been described as of 2009. They mostly occur mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, where they form associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydroids.[1]
Genera
The following 18 genera are included:[3]
- Austropheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Cyproidea Haswell, 1879
- Gbroidea Lowry & Azman, 2008
- Hoplopheonoides Shoemaker, 1956
- Hoplopleon K. H. Barnard, 1932
- Mokuoloe J. L. Barnard, 1970
- Moolapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1974
- Narapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Neocyproidea Hurley, 1955
- Paracyproidea Stebbing, 1899
- Peltocoxa Catta, 1875
- Peltopes K. H. Barnard, 1930
- Pseudopeltocoxa Schiecke, 1977
- Stegoplax Sars, 1883
- Terepeltopes Hirayama, 1983
- Unguja Griffiths, 1976
- Unyapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Victorhensenoides Rauschert, 1996
References
- 1 2 B. A. R. Azman (2009). J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers, ed. "Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa 2260: 380–392.
|chapter=ignored (help) - ↑ J. K. Lowry & B. A. R. Azman (2008). "A new genus and species of cyproideid amphipod associated with unstalked crinoids on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa 1760: 59–68.
- ↑ Claude De Broyer (2011). J. Lowry, ed. "Cyproideidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
External links
Data related to Cyproideidae at Wikispecies
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