Ceinidae
Encyclopedia
Ceinidae is a family
of amphipods
. Until 1972, they were considered part of the family Phliantidae
. Some genera previously included in this family have been transferred to the family Hyalidae
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of amphipods
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
. Until 1972, they were considered part of the family Phliantidae
Phliantidae
Phliantidae is a family of isopod-like amphipod crustaceans chiefly from the southern hemisphere.-Description:Members of the family Phliantidae are unusual among the order Amphipoda, because they have dorso-ventrally flattened bodies with a pronouned dorsal keel, rather than being flattened...
. Some genera previously included in this family have been transferred to the family Hyalidae
Hyalidae
Hyalidae is a family of amphipods, containing 12 genera in two unequal subfamilies:Hyalinae*Apohyale Bousfield & Hendrycks, 2002*Hyale Rathke, 1837*Insula Kunkel, 1910*Lelehua J. L...
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