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Podoceridae
Sign in to savePodoceridae is a family of amphipods. One species, Pocoderus cristatus, is known for mimicking the appearance of certain nudibranchs: Coryphella trilineata, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Flabellina bertschi, and Noumeaella rubrofasciata.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderAmphipoda
- FamilyPodoceridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 286
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Podoceridae
- Collections
- USNM, YPM, CAS, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Chile, Bermuda, United States, Ecuador, Antarctica, South Sandwich Islands, Brasil
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
- References
Podoceridae is a family of amphipods. One species, Pocoderus cristatus, is known for mimicking the appearance of certain nudibranchs: Coryphella trilineata, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Flabellina bertschi, and Noumeaella rubrofasciata.
==Genera== Pocoderidae comprises eight genera: Cyrtophium Dana, 1852 Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 1859 Leipsuropus Stebbing, 1899 Neoxenodice Schellenberg, 1926 Parunciola Chevreux, 1911 Podobothrus Barnard & Clark, 1985 Podocerus Leach, 1814 Xenodice Boeck, 1871
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