Pasiphaeidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...
. It is the only family in the
superfamily
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Pasiphaeoidea and contains seven extant genera:
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Alainopasiphaea''
Hayashi, 1999
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Eupasiphae''
Wood-Mason, 1893
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Glyphus
''Glyphus'' is a genus of shrimp from the family Pasiphaeidae, first described by Henri Filhol Henri Filhol
Henri Filhol (13 May 1843 – 28 April 1902) was a French medical doctor, malacologist and naturalist born in Toulouse. He was the so ...
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Filhol, 1884
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Leptochela
''Leptochela'' is a genus of small shrimp from the family Pasiphaeidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the western Atlantic with an isolated species in Hawaii, they are absent from the eastern Atlantic Ocean and were absent from ...
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Stimpson, 1860
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Parapasiphae''
Smith, 1884
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Pasiphaea''
Savigny, 1816
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Psathyrocaris''
Wood-Mason, 1893
References
Caridea
Decapod families
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