Rhepoxynius
Genus of crustaceans
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Rhepoxynius is a genus of amphipod.[1][2] It is found along the east and west coasts of North America.[3]
| Rhepoxynius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Phoxocephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Phoxocephalinae |
| Genus: | Rhepoxynius J.L. Bernard, 1979 |
Taxonomy
The genus Rhepoxynius contains the following species:
- Rhepoxynius abronius
- Rhepoxynius barnardi
- Rhepoxynius bicuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius boreovariatus
- Rhepoxynius daboius
- Rhepoxynius epistomus
- Rhepoxynius fatigans
- Rhepoxynius gemmatus
- Rhepoxynius heterocuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius homocuspidatus
- Rhepoxynius lucubrans
- Rhepoxynius menziesi
- Rhepoxynius pallidus
- Rhepoxynius stenodes
- Rhepoxynius tridentatus
- Rhepoxynius variatus
- Rhepoxynius vigitegus
Etymology
The name Rhepoxynius comes from rhepo, meaning "slope", and oxyno, meaning "sharpen".[2]
