Unciolidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Amphipoda. There are about 9 genera and more than 20 described species in Unciolidae.[1][2]
| Unciolidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Aoroidea |
| Family: | Unciolidae Myers & Lowry, 2003 |
Genera edit
These nine genera belong to the family Unciolidae:
- Dryopoides Stebbing, 1888
- Janice Griffiths, 1973
- Klebang Azman & Othman, 2012
- Orstomia Myers, 1998
- Ritaumius Ledoyer, 1978
- Uncinotarsus L'Hardy & Truchot, 1964
- Unciola Say, 1818
- Wombalano Thomas & Barnard, 1991
- Zoedeutopus J.L.Barnard, 1979
References edit
- ^ "Unciolidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Family Unciolidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
Further reading edit
- Martin, Joel W.; Davis, George E. (2001). "An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea" (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles.
- Stebbing, Thomas Roscoe Rede (1893). A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton.
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