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Amaryllis croca

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Amaryllis croca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Amaryllididae
Genus: Amaryllis
Species:
A. croca
Binomial name
Amaryllis croca
Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
Map
Holotype (NMV J13976)[1] site: Hotspot Reef, near Flinders Island, SA[2]

Amaryllis croca is a species of crustacean in the family Amaryllididae, and was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart.[2][3]

It is a marine species found in the sublittoral zone in association with bryozoans on rock faces and wharf pilings at depths of 21-31 m,[2] on the coastlines from South Australia to New South Wales.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Amphipoda Database: Specimen NMV J13976". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Australian Faunal Directory: Amaryllis croca". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ J. K. Lowry; H. E. Stoddart (2002). "The Amaryllididae of Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54 (2): 129-214 [143, figs 9, 10]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.54.2002.1363. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q92173635.
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