Acanthonotozomellidae
Appearance
Acanthonotozomellidae | |
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Acanthonotozomoides oatesi is in the family Acanthonotozomellidae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Parvorder: | Amphilochidira |
Superfamily: | Iphimedioidea |
Family: | Acanthonotozomellidae Coleman & Barnard, 1991 |
Acanthonotozomellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. A new species was discovered deep in Drake Passage in 2001, with small teeth covering its body.[1] As of 2022, four genera and eight species are currently recognized.[2]
Genera
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Coleman, Charles Oliver; Jäger, Ines (1 April 2001). "Acanthonotozomella Rauscherti (Amphipoda, Acanthonotozomellidae), a New Species from the Antarctic Ocean". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 21 (2): 475–483. doi:10.1163/20021975-99990149.
- ^ Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C. (2022). "World Amphipoda Database. Acanthonotozomellidae Coleman & J.L. Barnard, 1991". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2022-07-06.