Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

<em>Amphionides reynaudi</em>

Amphionides reynaudi

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Family AMPHIONIDIDAE Holthuis, 1955

Introduction

This is the only family included in the order Amphionidacea. It includes a single genus and species, Amphionides reynaudii (H. Milne Edwards).

 

Diagnosis

Carapace thin, fused to thorax, greatly developed laterally in females; first thoracic appendage forming a functional maxilliped; second to seventh thoracic appendages essentially uniramous in adults, with exopods reduced to stumps, eighth thoracic appendage absent in females; first pleopod in female large, extending towards anterior of thorax so as to form brood pouch with sides of carapace. (After Schram 1986).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)