Hyperiidae
Encyclopedia
Hyperiidae is a family
of amphipods
, containing the following genera:
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...
, containing the following genera:
- Euthemisto Bovallius, 1887
- Hyperia Latreille in Desmarest, 1823
- Hyperiella Bovallius, 1887
- Hyperoche Bovallius, 1887
- Laxohyperia M. Vinogradov & Volkov, 1982
- Parathemisto Boeck, 1870
- Pegohyperia Barnard, 1931
- ThemistoThemisto gaudichaudiiThemisto gaudichaudii is an amphipod crustacean of the suborder Hyperiidea.-Relatives:The 260 species of hyperiid amphipods are large-eyed and planktonic amphipods, whereas gammarid amphipods have smaller eyes and tend to live on the sea floor. The handful of species of the genus Themisto are the...
Guérin-Méneville, 1825