Biology:Morlockia
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Remipedia |
| Order: | Nectiopoda |
| Family: | Morlockiidae |
| Genus: | Morlockia García-Valdecasas, 1985 |
Morlockia is a genus of eyeless crustaceans in the family Morlockiidae. The genus contains 4 described species.[1]
Etymology
The names Morlockia and Morlockiidae come from the Morlocks, a fictional species made by H. G. Wells in his 1895 novel The Time Machine, because of the genera's adaptation to low-light conditions, like the Morlocks.[2]
Species
Morlockia contains 4 accepted species:[1]
- Morlockia atlantida (Koenemann et al., 2009)
- Morlockia emersoni (Lorentzen, Koenemann, Iliffe, 2007)
- Morlockia ondinae (García-Valdecasas, 1985)
- Morlockia williamsi (Hartke, Koenemann & Yager, 2011)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Morlockia García-Valdecasas, 1985" (in en). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366936.
- ↑ Valdecasas, Antonio G. (25 January 1985). "Morlockiidae new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands)". p. 4. https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/170608/1/1984-60-1_4-020.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q45311811 entry
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