Apseudidae
Family of crustaceans
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Apseudidae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Tanaidacea.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Tanaidacea |
| Family: | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 |
Apseudids are shrimp-like in appearance. They are widely distributed throughout the benthic zone, in both coastal and deep-sea environments.[1]
Genera
Over 110 species are known, across over 26 genera. Most known species are members of the genus Apseudes.[2]
Genera:[1]
- Apseudes Leach, 1814
- Apseudopsis Norman, 1899[3]
- Atlantapseudes Bacescu, 1978
- Barapseudia Quayle, 2016
- Bunakenia Gutu, 1995
- Carpoapseudes Lang, 1968
- Fageapseudes Bacescu & Gutu, 1971[4]
