Ampeliscidae

The Ampeliscidae are a family of amphipods, distinct enough to warrant placement in a monotypic superfamily Ampeliscoidea.^[1] They are benthic, found at the bottom of seas and oceans. They are distributed worldwide, and are often abundant in areas with fine sediments.^[2] They live in infaunal tubes, constructed from "amphipod silk" and sediment.^[2]

Ampeliscidae
Ampelisca brevicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Parvorder:	Synopiidira
Superfamily:	Synopioidea Bousfield, 1979
Family:	Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857

Genera

• Ampelisca
• Byblis
• Byblisoides
• Haploops

References

1. Donald B. Cadien (September 25, 2007). "Ampeliscoidea of the NEP (Equator to Aleutians, intertidal to abyss): a review" (PDF). Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists.
2. Rachael A. King (2009). "Ampeliscidae" (PDF). In J. K. Lowry & A. A. Myers (ed.). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Vol. 2260. pp. 132–142. ISBN 978-1-86977-411-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

External links

• Data related to Ampeliscidae at Wikispecies