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Podoceridae

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Podoceridae
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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]

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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

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