Stygiomysida
Small order of malacostracan crustaceans
Stygiomysida | |
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Spelaeomysis quinterensis (Lepidomysidae) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Stygiomysida Tchindonova, 1981 |
Stygiomysida is a small order of malacostracan crustaceans in the superorder Peracarida.[1] It has traditionally been considered part of the order Mysida (opossum shrimps), but was separated from it on phylogenetic grounds.[2]
Families:[1]
- Lepidomysidae Clarke, 1961 (1 genus, 9 species)
- Stygiomysidae Caroli, 1937 (1 genus, 7 species)
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References
- ^ a b "Stygiomysida". WoRMS www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Meland, K.; Mees, J.; Porter, M.; Wittmann, K. J. (2015). Taxonomic Review of the Orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (Crustacea, Peracarida). PLoS ONE 10(4): e0124656
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