- Microcerberidae
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Microcerberidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Isopoda Suborder: Microcerberidea Family: Microcerberidae
Karaman, 1933Genera - Afrocerberus
- Bulgarocerberus
- Coxicerberus
- Isoyvesia
- Mexicerberus
- Microcerberus
- Protocerberus
Microcerberidae is a family of isopod crustaceans. They are less than 2 millimetres (0.08 in) long, and live interstitially in shallow marine or freshwater sand habitats.[1]
Marine microcerberids comprise the main part species diversity, but are very alike. As a group they have very broad distribution:
- the majority of Coxicerberus: Americas, southern coasts of Europe, Africa, warm waters of Asia, New Zealand
- "Microcerberus" monodi: Angola
Freshwater taxa are less abundant in species number (only 12 species), but are more morphologically diverse and include 7–8 genera. They have the following distributions:
- Afrocerberus and Protocerberus: central and southern Africa
- Bulgarocerberus: Bulgaria
- Isoyvesia: Cuba
- Mexicerberus: Mexico
- Microcerberus: South Carolina, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia in south-eastern Europe
- "Microcerberus" remyi: Morocco
- Coxicerberus ruffoi: Northern Italy
References
- ^ Richard Brusca, Vania R. Coelho & Stefano Taiti. "Suborder Microcerberidea". Guide to the Coastal Marine Isopods of California. Tree of Life Web Project. http://tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=4177. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
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