Crangonyctidae
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Crangonyctoidea |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973 |
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Crangonyctidae is a family of cave-dwelling freshwater amphipod crustaceans. It contains the following genera:[1]
- Amurocrangonyx Sidorov & Holsinger, 2007 [2]
- Bactrurus Hay, 1902
- Crangonyx Bate, 1859
- Lyurella Derzhavin, 1939
- † Palaeogammarus Zaddach, 1864
- Stygobromus Cope, 1872
- Stygonyx Bousfield & Holsinger, 1989
References
- ↑ J. Lowry (2011). "Crangonyctidae". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430454.
- ↑ Dmitry A. Sidorov & John R. Holsinger (2007). "Amurocrangonyx, a new genus of subterranean amphipod (Crangonyctidae) from the Russian Far East, with a redescription of the poorly known Crangonyx arsenjevi and comments on biogeographic relationships". Journal of Crustacean Biology 27 (4): 660–669. doi:10.1651/S-2817R.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q3933137 entry
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