Corophiidae
Encyclopedia
Corophiidae is a family
of amphipods
, containing the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of amphipods
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
, containing the following genera:
- Americorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Anonychocheirus Moore & Myers, 1983
- ApocorophiumApocorophiumApocorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising the following species:*Apocorophium acutum *Apocorophium curumim Valério-Berardo & Thiago de Souza, 2009*Apocorophium lacustre...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Bathyphotis Stephensen, 1944
- Cheirimedeia J. L. Barnard, 1962
- Cheiriphotis Walker, 1904
- ChelicorophiumChelicorophiumChelicorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising the following species:*Chelicorophium chelicorne *Chelicorophium curvispinum *Chelicorophium madrasensis...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Comacho
- CorophiumCorophiumCorophium is a genus of the amphipod family Corophiidae. Formerly a much larger genus, many species have been transferred to segregate genera such as Monocorophium and Crassicorophium.-Species:...
Latreille, 1806 - CrassicorophiumCrassicorophiumCrassicorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising three species:*Crassicorophium bonellii *Crassicorophium clarencense *Crassicorophium crassicorne...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Eocorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Goesia Boeck, 1871
- Hansenella Chevreux, 1909
- Haplocheira Haswell, 1879
- Hirayamaia Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Kuphocheira K. H. Barnard, 1931
- Laticorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Leptocheirus Zaddach, 1884
- Lobatocorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- MedicorophiumMedicorophiumMedicorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising the following species:*Medicorophium aculeatum *Medicorophium affine *Medicorophium annulatum...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Microcorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- MonocorophiumMonocorophiumMonocorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans.-Species:The genus Monocorophium comprises the following species:*Monocorophium acherusicum *Monocorophium californianum...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Neohela S. I. Smith, 1881
- ParacorophiumParacorophiumParacorophium is a genus of amphipods in the family Corophiidae.-Species:* Paracorophium brisbanensis Chapman, 2002* Paracorophium excavatum * Paracorophium lucasi Hurley, 1954...
Stebbing, 1899 - Pareurystheus Tzvetkova, 1977
- Plumiliophotis Myers, 2009
- Protomedeia Krøyer, 1842
- Pseudunciola Bousfield, 1973
- SinocorophiumSinocorophiumSinocorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising the following species:*Sinocorophium alienense *Sinocorophium heteroceratum Yu, 1938)*Sinocorophium homoceratum...
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997 - Stenocorophium G. Karaman, 1979
External links
- crustacea.net: Description of family Corophiidae