Eusirus

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Eusirus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Eusiridae
Genus: Eusirus
Krøyer, 1845

Eusirus is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae.[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Within the genus Eusirus sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.[2]

Species[edit]

The following species are recognised:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Eusirus Krøyer, 1845". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ Marie L Verheye , Cédric D’Udekem D’Acoz, Integrative taxonomy of giant crested Eusirus in the Southern Ocean, including the description of a new species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 193, Issue 1, September 2021, Pages 31–77, doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa141
  3. ^ "Eusirus Krøyer, 1845". World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-18.