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Biffarius

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Biffarius
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Biffarius is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus Callianassa. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone.[1] In April 2020, a new species was described from the northeastern Brazilian coast.[2] Biffarius was named in honour of Thomas A. Biffar,[3] and includes the following species:[4]

  • Biffarius biformis (Biffar, 1971)
  • Biffarius botterae (Hernáez, Miranda & Tavares, 2020)
  • Biffarius delicatulus Rodrigues & Manning, 1992
  • Biffarius limosus (Poore, 1975)

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