Crangonyctidae

Crangonyctidae is a family of cave-dwelling freshwater amphipod crustaceans. It contains the following genera:[1]

  • Amurocrangonyx Sidorov & Holsinger, 2007 [2]
  • Bactrurus Hay, 1902
  • Crangonyx Bate, 1859
  • Lyurella Derzhavin, 1939
  • † Palaeogammarus Zaddach, 1864
  • Stygobromus Cope, 1872
  • Stygonyx Bousfield & Holsinger, 1989

Crangonyctidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Amphipoda
Suborder:
Gammaridea
Family:
Crangonyctidae

Bousfield, 1973
Genera

See text

References
  1. J. Lowry (2011). "Crangonyctidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. Dmitry A. Sidorov & John R. Holsinger (2007). "Amurocrangonyx, a new genus of subterranean amphipod (Crangonyctidae) from the Russian Far East, with a redescription of the poorly known Crangonyx arsenjevi and comments on biogeographic relationships". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 27 (4): 660–669. doi:10.1651/S-2817R.1.


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