Amaryllididae
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| Amaryllididae | |
|---|---|
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| Amaryllis carrascoi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Amphilochidea |
| Infraorder: | Lysianassida |
| Parvorder: | Lysianassidira |
| Superfamily: | Lysianassoidea |
| Family: | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stoddart, 2002 |
| Type genus | |
| Amaryllis | |
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.[2] It was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart.[3][1] It contains the following genera:[3]
- 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
