| Paracalliope karitane | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Paracalliopiidae |
| Genus: | Paracalliope |
| Species: | P. karitane |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracalliope karitane J.L.Barnard, 1972 | |
Paracalliope karitane is a species of amphipod in the family Paracalliopiidae. [1]
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