Podoceridae
Family of crustaceans
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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.[1]
| Podoceridae | |
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| Podocerus cristatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Caprelloidea |
| Family: | Podoceridae Leach, 1814 |
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Genera
Pocoderidae comprises eight genera:[2]
- 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
