Cyproideidae

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Cyproideidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Amphilochoidea
Family: Cyproideidae
J. L. Barnard, 1974
Genera

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]

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Genera

The following 18 genera are included: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 B. A. R. Azman (2009). "Cyproideidae" (PDF). Zootaxa . 2260: 380–392.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Claude De Broyer (2011). J. Lowry (ed.). "Cyproideidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved June 6, 2011.


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