Byblis levis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ampeliscoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Gammaridea Superfamilia: Ampeliscoidea

Familia: Ampeliscidae
Genus: Byblis
Species: Byblis levis

Name

Byblis levis Myers, 2012: figs. 3-4

Type locality: Inside Pinchers, bait trap sample, sandy callianasid flat, 3 m depth; 07°20.407'N, 134°25.755'E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, night 27th–28th May 2002.

Holotype: OUMNH.ZC.2002-24-0079, ♀.

Etymology: Latin levis = lightly armed. In reference to the rather sparse setae of this species compared with other members of the genus.

ZooBank: 746F29AE-0F26-4989-BA09-A1482D8157A1

References

Primary references

Myers, A.A. 2012: Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae. ZooKeys 193: 1–25. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.193.3109 . Reference page.

Links

Byblis levis in the World Register of Marine Species

BHL bibliography
Byblis levis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Byblis levis.
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