''Parawaldeckia'' is a genus 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 ...

crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...

in the family,

Lysianassidae Lysianassidae is a family (biology), family of marine Amphipoda, amphipods, containing the following genera: *''Acontiostoma'' Stebbing, 1888 *''Alibrotus'' Milne-Edwards, 1840 *''Allogaussia'' Schellenberg, 1926 *''Ambasia'' Boeck, 1871 *''Amba ...

. and was first described by

Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing The Reverend Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing (6 February 1835, London – 8 July 1926, Royal Tunbridge Wells) was a British zoology, zoologist, who described himself as "a serf to natural history, principally employed about crustacean, Crustacea". ...

in 1910. The type species is ''

Parawaldeckia thomsoni ''Parawaldeckia'' is a genus of Amphipoda, amphipod crustacean in the family, Lysianassidae. and was first described by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing in 1910. The type species is ''Parawaldeckia thomsoni'' (first described in 1906 by Stebbing as ' ...

'' (first described in 1906 by Stebbing as ''Nannonyx thomsoni'' ). In Australia species of the genus are found in waters off

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, and off

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and the Australian Antarctic territory. They are also found off

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, off southern South America, and in subantarctic waters. They are bottom dwelling at depths of 200 metres. The body is segmented and flattened at the side, and there are seven pairs of walking legs at the front and three pairs of small limbs at the back.

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS (2022) are: *'' Parawaldeckia angusta'' *'' Parawaldeckia dabita'' *'' Parawaldeckia dilkera'' *'' Parawaldeckia hirsuta'' *'' Parawaldeckia karaka'' *''

Parawaldeckia kidderi ''Parawaldeckia'' is a genus of amphipod crustacean in the family, Lysianassidae Lysianassidae is a family (biology), family of marine Amphipoda, amphipods, containing the following genera: *''Acontiostoma'' Stebbing, 1888 *''Alibrotus'' Mil ...

'' *'' Parawaldeckia lowryi'' *'' Parawaldeckia parata'' *'' Parawaldeckia pulchra'' *'' Parawaldeckia stebbingi'' *'' Parawaldeckia stephenseni'' *'' Parawaldeckia suzae'' *'' Parawaldeckia thomsoni'' *'' Parawaldeckia vesca'' *'' Parawaldeckia yamba''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6484645 Amphilochidea Amphipod genera Crustaceans of Australia Crustaceans of the Pacific Ocean Crustaceans described in 1910 Taxa named by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing