Ochlesidae
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Ochlesidae is a family
of amphipods
. They are very small, often less than 1.5 millimetre (0.0590551181102362 in) long, and are found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of the Southern Hemisphere
. The family Odiidae
has sometimes been subsumed into Ochlesidae.
Four genera are included in the family:
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...
. They are very small, often less than 1.5 millimetre (0.0590551181102362 in) long, and are found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. The family Odiidae
Odiidae
Odiidae is a family of amphipods, sometimes included in the family Ochlesidae. It includes the following genera:*Antarctodius Berge, Vader & Coleman, 1999*Cryptodius Moore, 1992*Imbrexodius Moore, 1992*Odius Liljeborg, 1865...
has sometimes been subsumed into Ochlesidae.
Four genera are included in the family:
- Curidia Thomas, 1983
- Meraldia Barnard & Karaman, 1987
- Ochlesis Stebbing, 1910
- Ochlesodius Ledoyer, 1982