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Alicellidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Alicellidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, which live as scavengers in the deep sea (at depths of 706–8,480 metres or 2,316–27,822 feet), often in association with hydrothermal vents. The family includes the following genera: \n* Alicella Chevreux, 1899 \n* Apotectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990 \n* Diatectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990 \n* Paralicella Chevreux, 1908 \n* Tectovalopsis Barnard & Ingram, 1990 \n* Transtectonia Barnard & Ingram, 1990
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Genus

Alicella (1)
Apotectonia (1)
Civifractura (1)
Diatectonia (1)
Paralicella (6)
Tectovalopsis (6)
Transtectonia (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