Melphidippidae
| Melphidippidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Gammaridea |
| Family: | Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899 |
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
References
- ↑ Charles Oliver Coleman (2009). J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers, ed. "Melphidippidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260 (Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia): 736–740.
- ↑ Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). J. Lowry, ed. "Melphidippidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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