Cyproideidae

Cyproideidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Gammaridea
Superfamily: Stenothoidea
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]

Genera

The following 18 genera are included:[3]

  • Austropheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
  • Cyproidea Haswell, 1879
  • Gbroidea Lowry & Azman, 2008
  • Hoplopheonoides Shoemaker, 1956
  • Hoplopleon K. H. Barnard, 1932
  • Mokuoloe J. L. Barnard, 1970
  • Moolapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1974
  • Narapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
  • Neocyproidea Hurley, 1955
  • Paracyproidea Stebbing, 1899
  • Peltocoxa Catta, 1875
  • Peltopes K. H. Barnard, 1930
  • Pseudopeltocoxa Schiecke, 1977
  • Stegoplax Sars, 1883
  • Terepeltopes Hirayama, 1983
  • Unguja Griffiths, 1976
  • Unyapheonoides J. L. Barnard, 1972
  • Victorhensenoides Rauschert, 1996

References

  1. 1 2 B. A. R. Azman (2009). J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers, ed. "Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 380–392. |chapter= ignored (help)
  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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