Paraproto
Paraproto spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Paraproto
Mayer, 1903
Type species
Paraproto condylata
Haswell, 1885

Paraproto is a genus of marine amphipods in the family, Caprellidae, and was first described in 1903 by Paul Mayer.[1][2] The type species is Paraproto condylata.[1]

Species of this genus are found at depths of about 200 m in waters off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Antarctica.[1]

Species

Species listed as accepted by IRMNG:[3]

  • Paraproto condylata (Haswell, 1885)
  • Paraproto gabrieli Stebbing, 1914
  • Paraproto spinosa (Haswell, 1885)
  • Paraproto tasmaniensis Guerra-García & Takeuchi, 2004

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Paraproto". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ P. Mayer (1903). "Die Caprellidae der Siboga-expedition". Siboga-Expeditie (in German). Leiden: Buchhandlung und druckerei vormals E. J. Brill: 1-160 pls 1-10 [24]. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.53742. LCCN 04006284. OCLC 6807670. OL 6937829M. Wikidata Q51452621.
  3. ↑ "IRMNG - Paraproto Mayer, 1903". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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