Flabellifera Explained

Flabellifera is a former suborder of isopod crustaceans. It is a polyphyletic or paraphyletic group, and contained over 3000 species.[1] [2] Its members are now placed in the Sphaeromatidea and Cymothoida.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flabellifera . . J. K. Lowry . Crustacea: The Higher Taxa . November 2, 1999 . July 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101213163642/http://crustacea.net/crustace/www/flabelli.htm . December 13, 2010 . dead .
  2. Web site: Suborder Flabellifera . Guide to the Coastal Marine Isopods of California . Richard Brusca, Vania R. Coelho & Stefano Taiti . January 28, 2009 . Tree of Life Web Project.
  3. Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships . Angelika Brandt & Gary C. B. Poore . . 17 . 6 . 893–923 . 2003 . 10.1071/IS02032.

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