Cyproidea excavata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Stenothoidea
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: Stenothoidea

Familia: Cyproideidae
Genus: Cyproidea
Species: Cyproidea excavata

Name

Cyproidea excavata Myers, 2012: fig. 15

Type locality: Pkuklim Reef; Halimeda clumps on reef rubble, from Halimeda (Chlorophyta) washings, -6 m depth; 07°20.542'N, 134°34.023'E; leg. S. De Grave & C. Burras, 29 May 2002.

Holotype: OUMNH.ZC.2002-24-0095, unknown sex.

Etymology: Named for the excavated palm of gnathopod 2.

ZooBank: C2B98DCF-2197-4097-A721-F9A0EC4654EA

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

Cyproidea excavata in the World Register of Marine Species

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