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Ochlesidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Ochlesidae is a family of amphipods. They are very small, often less than 1.5 millimetres (0.06 in) long, and are found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of the Southern Hemisphere. The family Odiidae has sometimes been subsumed into Ochlesidae. Four genera are included in the family: \n* Curidia Thomas, 1983 \n* Meraldia Barnard & Karaman, 1987 \n* Ochlesis Stebbing, 1910 \n* Ochlesodius Ledoyer, 1982
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Genus

Curidia (8)
Meraldia (4)
Ochlesis (8)
Ochlesodius (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0