Morlockia Explained

Morlockia is a genus of eyeless crustaceans in the family Morlockiidae. The genus contains 4 described species.^[1]

Etymology

The names Morlockia and Morlockiidae come from the Morlocks, a fictional species made by H. G. Wells in his 1895 novel The Time Machine, because of the genera's adaptation to low-light conditions, like the Morlocks.^[2]

Species

Morlockia contains 4 accepted species:

• Morlockia atlantida (Koenemann et al., 2009)
• Morlockia emersoni (Lorentzen, Koenemann, Iliffe, 2007)
• Morlockia ondinae (García-Valdecasas, 1985)
• Morlockia williamsi (Hartke, Koenemann & Yager, 2011)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Morlockia García-Valdecasas, 1985 . 2023-09-11 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
2. Web site: Valdecasas . Antonio G. . 25 January 1985 . Morlockiidae new family of Remipedia (Crustacea) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands) . 10 September 2023 . 10261/170608 . Spanish National Research Council. 4.