Ampeliscidae
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| Ampeliscidae | |
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| Ampelisca brevicornis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Gammaridea |
| Superfamily: | Ampeliscoidea Bousfield, 1979 |
| Family: | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 |
Ampeliscidae is a family of amphipods, distinct enough to warrant placement in a monotypic superfamily Ampeliscoidea.[1] They are benthic, found at the bottom of seas and oceans. They are distributed worldwide, and are often abundant in areas with fine sediments.[2] They live in infaunal tubes, constructed from "amphipod silk" and sediment.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Donald B. Cadien (September 25, 2007). "Ampeliscoidea of the NEP (Equator to Aleutians, intertidal to abyss): a review" (PDF). Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists. http://www.scamit.org/taxontools/toolbox/Phylum%20Arthropoda/Order%20Amphipoda/Amphipod%20Summaries_Don%20Cadien/Ampeliscoidea%20of%20the%20NEP.pdf.
- ^ a b Rachael A. King (2009). Ampeliscidae. In J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers. "Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa 2260: 132–142. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02260p142.pdf.
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