Paraproto is a genus of marine amphipods in the family, Caprellidae, and was first described in 1903 by Paul Mayer.[1][2] The type species is Paraproto condylata.[1]
| Paraproto | |
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| Paraproto spinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Caprellidae |
| Genus: | Paraproto Mayer, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Paraproto condylata Haswell, 1885
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Species of this genus are found at depths of about 200 m in waters off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Antarctica.[1]
Species edit
Species listed as accepted by IRMNG:[3]
- Paraproto condylata (Haswell, 1885)
- Paraproto gabrieli Stebbing, 1914
- Paraproto spinosa (Haswell, 1885)
- Paraproto tasmaniensis Guerra-García & Takeuchi, 2004
References edit
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Paraproto". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ P. Mayer (1903). "Die Caprellidae der Siboga-expedition". Siboga-Expeditie (in German). Leiden: Buchhandlung und druckerei vormals E. J. Brill: 1-160 pls 1-10 [24]. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.53742. LCCN 04006284. OCLC 6807670. OL 6937829M. Wikidata Q51452621.
- ^ "IRMNG - Paraproto Mayer, 1903". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 7 October 2022.