Aphanodactyloidea

Selwynia sibogae

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Thoracotremata
Superfamilia: Aphanodactyloidea
Familia: Aphanodactylidae

Name

Aphanodactyloidea Ahyong & Ng, 2009 (as Aphanodactylidae)

Type genus: Aphanodactylus Tesch, 1918 = accepted as Selwynia Borradaile, 1903

References

Primary references

• Ahyong, S.T., & Ng, P.K.L. 2009. Aphanodactylidae, a new family of thoracotreme crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) symbiotic with polychaete worms. Zootaxa 2289: 33–47. Abstract & excerpt ResearchGate Reference page. 

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