Apseudidae

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Apseudidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Tanaidacea
Family: Apseudidae
Leach, 1814

Apseudidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Tanaidacea.

Apseudids are shrimp-like in appearance. They are widely distributed throughout the benthic zone, in both coastal and deep-sea environments. [1]

Genera

Over 110 species are known, across over 26 genera. Most known species are members of the genus Apseudes. [2]

Genera: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Apseudidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Esquete, Patricia; Fersi, Abir; Dauvin, Jean-Claude (1 August 2019). "The family Apseudidae Leach, 1814 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) in the Gulf of Gabès (Mediterranean Sea): taxonomic and biogeographic remarks and description of Apseudopsis gabesi Esquete sp. nov". Marine Biodiversity. 49 (4): 1695–1711. doi:10.1007/s12526-019-00937-z. ISSN   1867-1624.
  4. ↑ Drumm, David T.; Bamber, Roger N. (21 August 2013). "A new species of Fageapseudes (Crustacea: Peracarida: Tanaidacea) from California, with comments on the systematics of the family Apseudidae". Zootaxa. 3701 (4): 437–446. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3701.4.3. ISSN   1175-5334.
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