Family LYSMATIDAE Dana, 1852

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• Lysmatinae Dana, J.D. 1852. Conspectus Crustaceorum quae in Orbis Terrarum circumnavigatione, Carolo Wilkes e classe Reipublicae Foederatae Duce, lexit et descripsit. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 6: 10-28 [16, 20] [name placed on the Official List of Family-Group names in Zoology, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129–202, with the proviso that the name Hippolytidae should be given precedence over it by those who consider the two names to be synonymous].

  Type genus:

   Lysmata Risso, 1816.

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 470. Additions to the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology of the names of one hundred and two genera of Caridea (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) and use of the Plenary Powers for various purposes in connection therewith. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 16: 129-202.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• De Grave, S., Li, C.P., Tsang, L.M., Chu, K.H. & Chan, T.Y. 2014. Unweaving hippolytoid systematics (Crustacea, Decapoda, Hippolytidae): resurrection of several families. Zoologica Scripta 43(5): 496–507 [Date published 5 Sept 2014] [501]

• De Grave, S., Li, C.P., Tsang, L.M., Chu, K.H. & Chan, T.Y. 2014. Unweaving hippolytoid systematics (Crustacea, Decapoda, Hippolytidae): resurrection of several families. Zoologica Scripta 43(5): 496–507 [Date published 5 Sept 2014] [501]

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