Amaryllididae Explained

Amaryllididae is a family of marine benthic amphipods found throughout the southern hemisphere. These smooth, laterally compressed amphipods can be distinguished by the accessory setal row of the mandible having a distal tuft.^[1] It was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. It contains the following genera:^[2]

• Amaryllis Haswell, 1879
• Bamarooka Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
• Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 1933
• Bertoliella
• Devo Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
• Erikus Lowry & Stoddart, 1987
• Pseudamaryllis Andres, 1981
• Vijaya Walker, 1904
• Wonga Lowry & Stoddart, 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amaryllidid group . Amphipoda: Families and Subfamilies . J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe . . September 1, 2001 . August 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064440/http://crustacea.net/crustace/amphipoda/www/amarylli.htm . 23 July 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: WoRMS . 2010 . Amaryllididae . J. Lowry . World Amphipoda database . . August 1, 2011.