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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Arthropoda (phylum)  »  Malacostraca (class)  »  Amphipoda (order)  »  Phtisicidae (family)

CAAB Code:	28 593000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Phtisicidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 593 Phtisicidae (caprellid amphipods) - show full list Common Name: caprellid amphipods Organism Type: a caprellid amphipod Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 399000     Amphipoda Child Codes: 28 593901     Aeginoides spp. 28 593902     Caprellina spp. 28 593903     Caprellinoides spp. 28 593904     Dodecas spp. 28 593905     Hircella spp. 28 593906     Jigurru spp. 28 593907     Liriarchus spp. 28 593917     Mayericaprella spp. 28 593908     Metaproto spp. 28 593919     Notoprotomima spp. 28 593909     Paraproto spp. 28 593910     Perotripus spp. 28 593911     Phtisica spp. 28 593918     Protogeton spp. 28 593912     Pseudocaprellina spp. 28 593913     Pseudoprellicana spp. 28 593914     Pseudoproto spp. 28 593915     Pseudoprotomima spp. 28 593916     Quadrisegmentum spp.

Taxon Notes:

This group has been placed as a subfamily within the Caprellidae in the past. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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Scientific Name verified against:

Takeuchi, I., Lowry, J.K., 2016. A taxonomic study on the Phtisicidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of New South Wales, Australia., Journal of Natural History, Vol. 50(9-10): 603-648. . dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1079338 doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1079338