Acanthonotozomellidae Coleman & J. L. Barnard 1991
- Dataset
- Epimeria of the Southern Ocean with notes on their relatives (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Eusiroidea)
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Amphipoda
- family
- Acanthonotozomellidae
discussion
In earlier literature, only Acanthonotozomella Schellenberg, 1926, Acanthonotozomoides Schellenberg, 1931 and the extralimital Amatiguakius Coleman & J. L. Barnard, 1991 were included in the Acanthonotozomellidae (Coleman 2007). Actinacanthus Stebbing, 1888, which is traditionally included in the Epimeriidae (e. g., Coleman & J. L. Barnard 1991 a; Coleman 2007; De Broyer et al. 2007) is herein transferred to the Acanthonotozomellidae. The entire telson and the large ventrolateral processes on the lower part of the pereionites are characters, which are typical of the Acanthonotozomellidae.