Amaryllididae

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Amaryllididae
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Amaryllis carrascoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Amphilochidea
Infraorder: Lysianassida
Parvorder: Lysianassidira
Superfamily: Lysianassoidea
Family: Amaryllididae
Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
Type genus
Amaryllis
Haswell, 1879  [1]

Amaryllididae is a family of marine benthic amphipods found throughout the southern hemisphere. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory setal row of the mandible having a distal tuft. [2] It was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. [3] [1] It contains the following genera: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 J. K. Lowry & H. E. Stoddart (2002). "The Amaryllididae of Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum . 54 (2): 129–214. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.54.2002.1363.
  2. J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe (September 1, 2001). "Amaryllidid group". Amphipoda: Families and Subfamilies. Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 WoRMS (2010). J. Lowry (ed.). "Amaryllididae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved August 1, 2011.