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Amaryllididae

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Amaryllididae is a family of marine benthic amphipods found throughout the Southern Hemisphere. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory setal row of the mandible having a distal tuft. It was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. It contains the following genera: Amaryllis Haswell, 1879 Bamarooka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933 Bertoliella Devo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 Erikus Lowry & Stoddart, 1987 Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981 Vijaya Walker, 1904 Wonga Lowry & Stoddart, 2002

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FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderAmphipoda
  5. FamilyAmaryllididae
Habitatmarine

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Family
Amaryllididae
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Recorded in
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taxon name
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Amaryllididae is a family of marine benthic amphipods found throughout the Southern Hemisphere. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory setal row of the mandible having a distal tuft. It was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. It contains the following genera: Amaryllis Haswell, 1879 Bamarooka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933 Bertoliella Devo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 Erikus Lowry & Stoddart, 1987 Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981 Vijaya Walker, 1904 Wonga Lowry & Stoddart, 2002

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