Ampeliscidae
Family of crustaceans
Ampeliscidae | |
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Ampelisca brevicornis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Parvorder: | Synopiidira |
Superfamily: | Synopioidea Bousfield, 1979 |
Family: | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 |
The Ampeliscidae are a family of amphipods, distinct enough to warrant placement in a monotypic superfamily Ampeliscoidea.[1] They are benthic, found at the bottom of seas and oceans. They are distributed worldwide, and are often abundant in areas with fine sediments.[2] They live in infaunal tubes, constructed from "amphipod silk" and sediment.[2]
Genera
- Ampelisca
- Byblis
- Byblisoides
- Haploops
References
- ^ Donald B. Cadien (September 25, 2007). "Ampeliscoidea of the NEP (Equator to Aleutians, intertidal to abyss): a review" (PDF). Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists.
- ^ a b Rachael A. King (2009). "Ampeliscidae" (PDF). In J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers (ed.). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Vol. 2260. pp. 132–142. ISBN 978-1-86977-411-0.
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External links
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