''Hyperia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
amphipod
Amphipoda () is an 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 amphipod species cur ...
s 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 basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Hyperiidae. It contains the following species:
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Hyperia bowmani''
M. Vinogradov, 1976
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Hyperia crassa''
Bowman, 1973
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Hyperia curticephala''
M. Vinogradov & Semenova, 1985
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Hyperia fabrei''
H. Milne Edwards, 1830
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Hyperia galba''
Montagu, 1815
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Hyperia gaudichaudii''
H. Milne Edwards, 1840
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Hyperia leptura''
Bowman, 1973
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Hyperia macrocephala''
Dana, 1853
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Hyperia medusarum
''Hyperia'' 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 basis ...
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Müller, 1776
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Hyperia spinigera''
Bovallius, 1889
References
Hyperiidea
Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
Amphipod genera
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