Bathyporeia

Bathyporeia is a genus of amphipods in the family Pontoporeiidae, containing the following species:[2]

• Bathyporeia borgi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia chevreuxi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia cunctator d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938
• Bathyporeia elkaimi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia gladiura d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia gracilis Sars, 1891
• Bathyporeia griffithsi d'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader, 2005
• Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana (Bate, 1857)
• Bathyporeia ledoyeri d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia leucophthalma Bellan-Santini, 1973
• Bathyporeia lindstromi Stebbing, 1906
• Bathyporeia megalops Chevreux, 1911
• Bathyporeia microceras d'Udekem d'Acoz & Menioui, 2004
• Bathyporeia nana Toulmond, 1966
• Bathyporeia parkeri Bousfield, 1973
• Bathyporeia pelagica (Bate, 1856)
• Bathyporeia phaiophthalma Bellan-Santini, 1973
• Bathyporeia pilosa Lindström, 1855
• Bathyporeia pontica Marcusen, 1867
• Bathyporeia pseudopelagica Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949
• Bathyporeia sardoa Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia sarsi Watkin, 1938
• Bathyporeia sophiae Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia sunnivae Bellan-Santini & Vader, 1988
• Bathyporeia tenuipes Meinert, 1877
• Bathyporeia watkini d'Udekem d'Acoz, Echchaoui & Menioui, 2005

Bathyporeia
Bathyporeia pelagica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Suborder:	Gammaridea
Family:	Pontoporeiidae
Genus:	Bathyporeia Lindström, 1855 [1]

Bathy is from Greek bathos meaning deep, or depth and poreia is Greek meaning journey or pertaining to walking.

References

1. "Bathyporeia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
2. WoRMS (2012). J. Lowry (ed.). "Bathyporeia Lindstrom, 1855". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 23, 2012.