Pardaliscidae Explained

Pardaliscidae is a family of oceanic amphipods whose members typically inhabit the deepest parts of the abyssal plains.^[1] It contains the following genera:^[2]

• Andeepia Biswas, Coleman & Hendrycks, 2009
• Antronicippe Stock & Illife, 1990
• Arculfia Barnard, 1961
• Caleidoscopsis G. Karaman, 1974
• Epereopus Mills, 1967
• Halice Boeck, 1871
• Halicella Schellenberg, 1926
• Halicoides Walker, 1896
• Macroarthrus Hendrycks & Conlan, 2003
• Necochea Barnard, 1962
• Nicippe Bruzellius, 1859
• Octomana Hendrycks & Conlan, 2003
• Parahalice Birstein & M. Vinogradov, 1962
• Pardalisca Krøyer, 1842
• Pardaliscella Sars, 1893
• Pardaliscoides Stebbing, 1888
• Pardaliscopsis Chevreux, 1911
• Parpano J. L. Barnard, 1964
• Princaxelia Dahl, 1959
• Rhynohalicella G. Karaman, 1974
• Spelaeonicippe Stock & Vermeulen, 1982
• Tosilus J. L. Barnard, 1966

• Pardisynopia Barnard, 1961 is a synonym of Halicoides Walker, 1896.^[2]

See also

• Princaxelia jamiesoni

Notes and References

1. J. A. Birstein & M. E. Vinogradov . 1962 . Notes on the family Pardaliscidae (Amphipoda) with the description of a new genus . . 3 . 4 . 249–258 . 20140994 . 10.1163/156854062X00490.
2. Web site: Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini . 2011 . Pardaliscidae . J. Lowry . World Amphipoda database . . August 20, 2015.