''Biffarius'' is a
genus
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of
ghost shrimp in the
family
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Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''
Callianassa
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' C ...
''. Its members are small and generally live in the
intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was described from the northeastern Brazilian coast. ''Biffarius'' was named in honour of Thomas A. Biffar, and includes the following species:
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Biffarius arenosus''
(Poore, 1975)
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Biffarius biformis
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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(Biffar, 1971)
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Biffarius botterae''
(Hernáez, Miranda & Tavares, 2020)
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Biffarius ceramicus
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this g ...
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(Fulton & Grant, 1906)
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Biffarius debilis''
Hernandez-Aguilera, 1998
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Biffarius delicatulus
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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Rodrigues & Manning, 1992
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Biffarius filholi
''Biffarius filholi'' is a ghost shrimp of the family Callianassidae, endemic to New Zealand
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(A. Milne-Edwards, 1878)
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Biffarius fragilis
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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(Biffar, 1970)
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Biffarius lewtonae
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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(Ngoc-Ho, 1994)
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Biffarius melissae
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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Poore, 2008
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Biffarius pacificus
''Biffarius'' is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Callianassidae, containing species formerly included in the genus ''Callianassa''. Its members are small and generally live in the intertidal zone. In April 2020, a new species was describ ...
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Guzman & Thadje, 2003
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Biffarius poorei''
(Sakai, 1999)
References
Thalassinidea
Taxa named by Raymond B. Manning
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