- Melphidippidae
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Melphidippidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Amphipoda Suborder: Gammaridea Family: Melphidippidae
Stebbing, 1899Melphidippidae is a family of amphipods which rest upside-down and feed on particles of food suspended in the water.[1] Three genera are recognised:[2]
- Melphidippa Boeck, 1871
- Melphidippella Sars, 1894
- Melphisubchela Andres, 1981
References
- ^ Charles Oliver Coleman (2009). J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers. ed. "Melphidippidae" (PDF). Zootaxa 2260 (Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia): 736–740. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02260p740.pdf.
- ^ Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). "Melphidippidae". In J. Lowry. World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101398. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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