Biology:Aeginina

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Aeginina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Aeginina
Norman, 1905

Aeginina is a genus of amphipods in the family Caprellidae. There are at least 2 described species in Aeginina.[1][2]

Illustration from Depths of the Sea[3]

Species

  • Aeginina aenigmatica Laubitz, 1972
  • Aeginina longicornis (Krøyer, 1842) (long-horned skeleton shrimp)

References

Further reading

  • McCain, John C. (1968). "The Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of the Western North Atlantic". United States National Bulletin, no. 278, 1–147.

Wikidata ☰ Q4467510 entry