Amaryllididae
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Amaryllididae is a family of marine benthic amphipods found throughout the southern hemisphere
. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory seta
l row of the mandible having a distal tuft. It contains the following genera:
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory seta
Seta
Seta is a biological term derived from the Latin word for "bristle". It refers to a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.-Animal setae:In zoology, most "setae" occur in invertebrates....
l row of the mandible having a distal tuft. It contains the following genera:
- Amaryllis Haswell, 1879
- Bamarooka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
- Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933
- Bertoliella
- Devo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
- Erikus Lowry & Stoddart, 1987
- Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981
- Vijaya Walker, 1904
- Wonga Lowry & Stoddart, 2002