Melphidippidae
Family of crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melphidippidae is a family of amphipods which rest upside-down and feed on particles of food suspended in the water.[1] Three genera are recognised:[2]
- Melphidippa Boeck, 1871
- Melphidippella Sars, 1894
- Melphisubchela Andres, 1981
Quick Facts Scientific classification ...
Melphidippidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Parvorder: | Synopiidira |
Superfamily: | Dexaminoidea |
Family: | Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899 |
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