HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Paracorophium'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
amphipods 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 describ ...
in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Corophiidae Corophiidae is a family of amphipods 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 th ...
.


Species

* ''
Paracorophium brisbanensis ''Paracorophium'' is a genus of amphipods in the family Corophiidae Corophiidae is a family of amphipods Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in ...
'' Chapman, 2002 * ''
Paracorophium excavatum ''Paracorophium excavatum'' is a species of amphipod in the family Corophiidae. It has been confused with other species, such that the only reliable record is from its type locality at Brighton, Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a reg ...
'' (Thomson, 1884) * '' Paracorophium lucasi'' Hurley, 1954


References

* *


Further reading

* * Corophiidea Taxa named by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing {{amphipod-stub