Amaryllididae
| Amaryllididae | |
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| Amaryllis carrascoi | |
Scientific classification 
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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 | |
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]
- Amaryllis Haswell, 1879
- Bamarooka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
- Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933
- Bertoliella
- Devo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
- Erikus Lowry & Stoddart, 1987
- Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981
- Vijaya Walker, 1904
- Wonga Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2010). J. Lowry (ed.). "Amaryllididae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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