Melphidippa amorita

Melphidippa amorita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dexaminoidea

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: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraordo: Lysianassida Parvorder: Synopiidira Superfamilia: Dexaminoidea

Familia: Melphidippidae
Genus: Melphidippa
Species: Melphidippa amorita

Name

Melphidippa amorita J.L. Barnard, 1966

Type locality: Station 6836, Tanner Canyon, 32°-36'-00N, 119°-05'-18W, 496 m, January 29, 1960

Holotype: AFH 6012 [Allan Hancock Foundation], female, 6.4 mm

References

Primary references

• Barnard, J.L. 1966. Submarine canyons of southern California; pt. 5. Systematics: Amphipoda. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 27(5): 1-166; 46 figs. Online BHL Reference page.  [original description of Melphidippa amorita: p. 74, fig. 26]

Links

• Melphidippa amorita in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Melphidippa amorita – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melphidippa amorita.
• ION
• Species-ID

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