Alicellidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Alicellidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Alicellidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Alicellidae

Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of 706–8,480 metres or 2,316–27,822 feet), often in association with hydrothermal vents.

The family includes the following genera:

  • Alicella Chevreux, 1899
  • Apotectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
  • Diatectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
  • Paralicella Chevreux, 1908
  • Tectovalopsis Barnard & Ingram, 1990
  • Transtectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
  • Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020


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