Corophiidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
amphipods
Amphipoda () is an order (biology), order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphip ...
, containing the following genera:
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Americorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Anonychocheirus''
Moore & Myers, 1983
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Apocorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Bathyphotis''
Stephensen, 1944
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Chaetocorophium''
(Hurley, 1954)
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Cheirimedeia''
J. L. Barnard, 1962
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Cheiriphotis''
Walker, 1904
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Chelicorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Comacho''
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Corophium''
Latreille, 1806
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Crassicorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Eocorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Goesia''
Boeck, 1871
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Hansenella''
Chevreux, 1909
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Haplocheira''
Haswell, 1879
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Hirayamaia''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Kuphocheira''
K. H. Barnard, 1931
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Laticorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Leptocheirus''
Zaddach, 1884
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Lobatocorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Medicorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Microcorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Monocorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Neohela''
S. I. Smith, 1881
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Paracorophium
''Paracorophium'' is a genus of amphipods in the family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the b ...
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Stebbing, 1899
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Pareurystheus''
Tzvetkova, 1977
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Plumiliophotis''
Myers, 2009
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Protomedeia''
Krøyer, 1842
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Pseudunciola''
Bousfield, 1973
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Sinocorophium''
Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
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Stenocorophium''
G. Karaman, 1979
References
External links
* crustacea.net
Description of family Corophiidae
Corophiida
Amphipod families
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