Bathyporeia

Bathyporeia
Bathyporeia pelagica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Pontoporeiidae
Genus:	Bathyporeia Lindström, 1855  [1]

Bathyporeia is a genus of amphipods in the family Pontoporeiidae, containing the following species: ^[2]

• Bathyporeia borgi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia chevreuxi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia cunctator d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938
• Bathyporeia elkaimi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia gladiura d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia gracilis Sars, 1891
• Bathyporeia griffithsi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana (Bate, 1857)
• Bathyporeia ledoyeri d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia leucophthalma Bellan-Santini, 1973
• Bathyporeia lindstromi Stebbing, 1906
• Bathyporeia megalops Chevreux, 1911
• Bathyporeia microceras d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia nana Toulmond, 1966
• Bathyporeia parkeri Bousfield, 1973
• Bathyporeia pelagica (Bate, 1856)
• Bathyporeia phaiophthalma Bellan-Santini, 1973
• Bathyporeia pilosa Lindström, 1855
• Bathyporeia pontica Marcusen, 1867
• Bathyporeia pseudopelagica Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949
• Bathyporeia sardoa Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia sarsi Watkin, 1938
• Bathyporeia sophiae Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia sunnivae Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia tenuipes Meinert, 1877
• Bathyporeia watkini d'Udekem d'Acoz, Echchaoui & Menioui, 2005

Bathy is from Greek bathos meaning deep, or depth and poreia is Greek meaning journey or pertaining to walking.

References

1. "Bathyporeia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved October 18, 2010.
2. WoRMS (2012). J. Lowry (ed.). "Bathyporeia Lindstrom, 1855". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved September 23, 2012.