''Eusirus'' is a genus 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 ...
belonging to the family
Eusiridae.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species
The following species are recognised:
* ''
Eusirus abyssi''
Stephensen, 1944
* ''
Eusirus antarcticus''
Thomson, 1880
* ''
Eusirus bathybius''
Schellenberg, 1955
* ''
Eusirus biscayensis''
Bonnier, 1896
* ''
Eusirus bonnieri''
Othaitz & Sorbe, 2020
* ''
Eusirus bouvieri''
Chevreux, 1911
* ''
Eusirus bulbodigitus''
Jung, Kim, Soh & Yoon, 2016
* ''
Eusirus columbianus''
Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995
* ''
Eusirus crosnieri''
Ledoyer, 1978
* ''
Eusirus cuspidatus''
Krøyer, 1845
* ''
Eusirus fragilis''
Birstein & M. Vinogradov, 1960
* ''
Eusirus giganteus''
Andres, Lörz & Brandt, 2002
* ''
Eusirus hirayamai''
Bousfield & Hendrycks, 1995
* ''
Eusirus holmi
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species
...
i''
Hansen, 1887
* ''
Eusirus laevis''
Walker, 1903
* ''
Eusirus laticarpus''
Chevreux, 1906
* ''
Eusirus latirostris''
Ledoyer, 1982
* ''
Eusirus leptocarpus
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
G.O. Sars, 1893
* ''
Eusirus liui
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Wang, Sha & Ren, 2021
* ''
Eusirus longipes
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Boeck, 1861
* ''
Eusirus meteorae
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Andres, 1996
* ''
Eusirus microps
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Walker, 1906
* ''
Eusirus minutus
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
G.O. Sars, 1893
* ''
Eusirus nevandis
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
J.L. Barnard, 1961
* ''
Eusirus parvus
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Pirlot, 1934
* ''
Eusirus perdentatus
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Chevreux, 1912
* ''
Eusirus pontomedon
''Eusirus'' is a genus of amphipods belonging to the family Eusiridae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Within the genus ''Eusirus'' sexual dimorphism is weak, therefore identifying the sex of non-adult individuals is difficult.
Species ...
''
Verheye & d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2020
* ''
Eusirus propeperdentatus''
Andres, 1979
* ''
Eusirus propinqvus''
G.O. Sars, 1893
* ''
Eusirus tjalfiensis''
Stephensen, 1912
* ''
Eusirus tridentatus''
Bellan-Santini & Ledoyer, 1974
References
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Amphilochidea
Amphipod genera