Ampeliscidae

Ampeliscidae

Ampeliscidae

Family of crustaceans

The Ampeliscidae are 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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Genera

  • Ampelisca
  • Byblis
  • Byblisoides
  • Haploops

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Rachael A. King (2009). "Ampeliscidae" (PDF). In J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers (ed.). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Vol. 2260. pp. 132–142. ISBN 978-1-86977-411-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)


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