''Bougisia'' is a genus of

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in the sub-order Hyperiidea–a type of so-called "hyperid"

amphipoda 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 ...

. The genus ''Bougisia'' is the only subordinate taxon in the

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Bougisidae. The genus ''Bougisia'' is also monotypic, being represented by the single species, ''Bougisia ornata''. This species lives as

in tropical and sub-tropical salt water. Hyperiidea species normally have a physique that differs from other types of amphipod.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the genus ''Bougisia'' is complicated, has been revised on a number of occasions, and different group affiliation is possible. Prior to 2004, the genera '' Iulopis'' and ''Bougisia'' were part of the family Hyperiidae, but Zeidler suggested creating two new families for the genera. The group's taxonomy was updated in 2013. A modern updating of the system is based on the 2013 revision with its basis in the ''WoRMS''-database.

References

Hyperiidea Monotypic amphipod genera Animals described in 1966 {{amphipod-stub