Haustoriidae Explained

Haustoriidae is a family of amphipods. They are very distinctive stout-bodied burrowing animals.^[1]

The following genera are included in the family:^[2]

• Acanthohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
• Cunicus
• Eohaustorius J. L. Barnard, 1957
• Haustorius P. L. St. Muller, 1775
• Lepidactylus Say, 1818
• Neohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
• Parahaustorius Bousfield, 1971
• Protohaustorius Bonsfield, 1965
• Pseudohaustorius Bousfield, 1965

Notes and References

1. Book: J. D. Fish & Susan Fish . A student's guide to the seashore . 1996 . 2nd . . 978-0-521-46819-0 . Arthropods . 329–412 . registration .
2. Web site: Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini . 2010 . Haustoriidae . J. Lowry . World Amphipoda database . . October 7, 2010.