''Hyperia'' is a
genus
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of
amphipod
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...
s in the
family
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Hyperiidae
The Hyperiidae are a family of amphipods, containing these genera:
*'' Euthemisto'' Bovallius, 1887
*'' Hyperia'' Latreille ''in'' Desmarest, 1823
*'' Hyperiella'' Bovallius, 1887
*'' Hyperoche'' Bovallius, 1887
*'' Laxohyperia'' M. Vinogradov & ...
. It contains the following species:
*''
Hyperia bowmani''
M. Vinogradov, 1976
*''
Hyperia crassa''
Bowman, 1973
*''
Hyperia curticephala''
M. Vinogradov & Semenova, 1985
*''
Hyperia fabrei''
H. Milne Edwards, 1830
*''
Hyperia galba''
Montagu, 1815
*''
Hyperia gaudichaudii''
H. Milne Edwards, 1840
*''
Hyperia leptura''
Bowman, 1973
*''
Hyperia macrocephala
''Hyperia macrocephala'' is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae
The Hyperiidae are a family of amphipods, containing these genera:
*'' Euthemisto'' Bovallius, 1887
*'' Hyperia'' Latreille ''in'' Desmarest, 1823
*'' ...
''
Dana, 1853
*''
Hyperia medusarum Hyperia may stand for:
* ''Hyperia'' (crustacean), a genus of the order Amphipoda
* The ancient Greek name for the island of Amorgos
* In Greek mythology, Hyperia was the daughter of the river god Inachus
In Greek mythology, Inachus, Inachos o ...
''
Müller, 1776
*''
Hyperia spinigera''
Bovallius, 1889
References
Hyperiidea
Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
Malacostraca genera
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