Alicellidae
| Alicellidae | |
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| Alicella gigantea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Superfamily: | Alicelloidea |
| Family: | Alicellidae Lowry & De Broyer, 2008 |
Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans,[1] which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of 706–8,480 metres or 2,316–27,822 feet), often in association with hydrothermal vents.[2]
Genera
[edit]The family includes the following genera:[1]
- Alicella Chevreux, 1899
- Apotectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Civifractura Weston, Peart & Jamieson, 2020[3]
- Diatectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Paralicella Chevreux, 1908
- Tectovalopsis Barnard & Ingram, 1990
- Transtectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
Phylogeny
[edit]| Phylogeny[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lowry J, ed. (2025). "Alicellidae Lowry & De Broyer, 2008". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ J. K. Lowry; C. de Broyer (2008). "Alicellidae and Valettiopsidae, two new callynophorate families (Crustacea: Amphipoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1843: 57–66.
- ^ a b Weston, Johanna N. J.; Peart, Rachael A.; Jamieson, Alan J. (2020-01-02). "Amphipods from the Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone, Indian Ocean: new genus and two new species identified by integrative taxonomy". Systematics and Biodiversity. 18 (1): 57–78. Bibcode:2020SyBio..18...57W. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1729891.
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