''Allorchestes'' is a
genus
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of
amphipods with relatively small
gnathopod
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s, in the
family
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Dogielinotidae
Dogielinotidae is a family of amphipods. It is subdivided into three subfamilies, containing a total of twelve genera:
;Dogielinotinae Gurjanova, 1953
*'' Allorchestes'' Dana, 1849
*'' Dogielinoides'' Bousfield, 1982
*'' Dogielinotus'' Gurjano ...
; it contains the following species:
* ''
Allorchestes angusta''
Dana, 1856
* ''
Allorchestes bellabella''
J. L. Barnard, 1974
* ''
Allorchestes carinata''
Iwasa, 1939
* ''
Allorchestes compressa''
Dana, 1852
* ''
Allorchestes hirsutus''
Ishimaru, 1995
* ''
Allorchestes inquirendus''
K. H. Barnard, 1940
* ''
Allorchestes malleola''
Stebbing, 1899
* ''
Allorchestes novizealandiae''
Dana, 1852
* ''
Allorchestes priceae''
Hendrycks & Bousfield, 2001
* ''
Allorchestes rickeri''
Hendrycks & Bousfield, 2001
References
External links
*
Gammaridea
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