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Melphidippidae

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Melphidippidae is a family of amphipods which rest upside-down and feed on particles of food suspended in the water.^[1] Three genera are recognised:^[2]

Melphidippa Boeck, 1871
Melphidippella Sars, 1894
Melphisubchela Andres, 1981

References

^ Charles Oliver Coleman (2009). J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers (ed.). "Melphidippidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260 (Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia): 736–740.
^ Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). J. Lowry (ed.). "Melphidippidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2010.

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Melphidippidae: Brief Summary

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Melphidippidae is a family of amphipods which rest upside-down and feed on particles of food suspended in the water. Three genera are recognised:

Melphidippa Boeck, 1871 Melphidippella Sars, 1894 Melphisubchela Andres, 1981

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